[feat] Provide the option for the silent uninstaller to delete the application data
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platform: Windows
scope: bundler
type: feature request
- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 111k
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- Avg merge
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Description
Describe the problem
If you use the uninstaller in silent mode (parameter /S), there is no option to enable the deletion of the application data.
Describe the solution you'd like
Add an option to tauri.conf.json that allows this behaviour to be controlled.
Alternatives considered
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the silent uninstaller path activated by /S and how settings from tauri.conf.json are loaded. Add a configuration option that controls application-data deletion in silent mode, and verify that both enabled and disabled settings produce the expected uninstall behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100