OK – I’m up and running again – I found an early version of the client and it installed (without deleting or uninstalling anything) – but it wouldnt work – saying the client was incompatible with the server or some such
I managed to source the link to older windows clients versions
I unplugged the network cable and booted the other PC (to see which version we were running prior to the update)
I went to https://owncloud.org/download/older-versions/#ownCloud_Desktop_Client
I downloaded 2.3.4 (the last version that was working before the update)
I installed it without deleting or uninstalling anything
It runs and syncs and does everything as it used to
I have also disabled auto update by adding
skipUpdateCheck=true
to my owncloud.cfg
(for me that is C:\Documents and Settings\Rob\Local Settings\Application Data\ownCloud\owncloud.cfg )
Only 1 thing to note – at the very bottom of the config file is has
[Updater]
autoUpdateFailedVersion=2.4.0.8894
so it seems it is “aware” that 2.4.0 update was attempted and knows it didn’t work out
…interesting – maybe disabling the auto update in the config is not necessary?
Also looks like the requirements for the desktop client is now Windows 7 and above..
https://doc.owncloud.org/server/latest/admin_manual/installation/system_requirements.html#desktop
(it maybe the requirements have stated this for a while – but as it has all just been working flawlessly I haven’t checked – I am sure there have been a couple of updates over the course of this year and I applied them when prompted)
Regards
Rob
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