diff --git a/docs/setup.md b/docs/setup.md index 935f1fc0..4127f7ab 100644 --- a/docs/setup.md +++ b/docs/setup.md @@ -8,11 +8,16 @@ To set up the Mattermost desktop application for Windows 7, 8 and 10: Find the file ending in `-win64.zip` if you're running a x64 version of Windows and `-win32.zip` if you're running an older 32-bit version. -2. From the `/Downloads` directory right-click on the file and select "Extract All..." +2. From the `\Downloads` directory right-click on the file and select "Extract All..." - A new directory should be created on your PC. + - Change the extract folder from `C:\Users\(currentuser)\Downloads\mattermost-desktop-1.1.1-win64` to `C:\Users\(currentuser)\AppData\Local` where `(currentuser)` will be the name of your user account. + - Check the "Show extracted files when complete" checkbox. + - Click the "Extract" button. + - Look for the new application directory at `C:\Users\(currentuser)\AppData\Local\mattermost-desktop...`. + - Remove the version number by renaming the `mattermost-desktop...` application directory to `mattermost-desktop`. + - If a `mattermost-desktop` directory already exists then you are upgrading Mattermost, and need to quit Mattermost if it is running and then delete the `mattermost-desktop` directory. After that you can rename the `mattermost-desktop...` directory to `mattermost-desktop`. Don't worry, no settings will be lost, they are stored elsewhere. -3. Go to `/mattermost-desktop...` directory and find the file named `Mattermost` +3. Go to the `\mattermost-desktop` application directory and find the file named `Mattermost`. - Right-click the file and select "Pin to Taskbar" to make the application available from your Windows task bar. - Right-click the file and select "Pin to Start Menu" to make the application available from your Windows Start menu.