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Reinstall BetterDiscord seconds after Discord uninstalls it against your will. Avoid using the time consuming installer with this trick.
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1_QuickReinstallBetterDiscord.md

How to make BetterDiscord easier to install repeatedly:

  1. Download and install these two CLI tools:

  2. Create a permanent folder on your file explorer named something like BetterDiscordReinstall.

  3. Depending on your Discord client, place the two batch programs in the folder:

    Stable Discord:

    Discord Public Test Build:

    Discord Canary:

  1. For the initial setup, run the FullyReinstallBetterDiscord.bat batch program and a BetterDiscord folder will be created within the folder.

  1. If BetterDiscord ever uninstalls itself, run the QuickReinstallBetterDiscord.bat batch program and it will bring BetterDiscord back within a literal second.

  2. Ideally, right click the folder you created and pin it to the quick access bar so you can quicky reinstall BetterDiscord if it is uninstalled by Discord:

    https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1071870103513210990/1104006791651672114/IeTG4OyRpc.webp

    Note:
    If QuickReinstallBetterDiscord.bat ever stops working, just rerun the FullyReinstallBetterDiscord.bat batch program to hopefully fix it. If this doesn't work either, Discord may have broken BetterDiscord and you will need to wait for BetterDiscord to release a patch/update addressing it.



Thank you for using my guide, I hope it helps greatly. Now you no longer have use the installer over and over again, which is time consuming.
- Knew
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DiscordCanary_FullyReinstallBetterDiscord.bat
set START_MENU_PATH=%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Discord Inc\Discord Canary.lnk
taskkill /F /IM DiscordCanary.exe
if exist "%START_MENU_PATH%" (
git clone https://github.com/BetterDiscord/BetterDiscord.git
cd betterdiscord
npm install -g pnpm
pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm inject canary
start "" "%START_MENU_PATH%"
)
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DiscordCanary_QuickReinstallBetterDiscord.bat
set START_MENU_PATH=%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Discord Inc\Discord Canary.lnk
taskkill /F /IM DiscordCanary.exe
if exist "%START_MENU_PATH%" (
cd betterdiscord
pnpm inject canary
start "" "%START_MENU_PATH%"
)
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DiscordPTB_FullyReinstallBetterDiscord.bat
set START_MENU_PATH=%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Discord Inc\Discord PTB.lnk
taskkill /F /IM DiscordPTB.exe
if exist "%START_MENU_PATH%" (
git clone https://github.com/BetterDiscord/BetterDiscord.git
cd betterdiscord
npm install -g pnpm
pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm inject ptb
start "" "%START_MENU_PATH%"
)
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DiscordPTB_QuickReinstallBetterDiscord.bat
set START_MENU_PATH=%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Discord Inc\Discord PTB.lnk
taskkill /F /IM DiscordPTB.exe
if exist "%START_MENU_PATH%" (
cd betterdiscord
pnpm inject ptb
start "" "%START_MENU_PATH%"
)
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StableDiscord_FullyReinstallBetterDiscord.bat
set START_MENU_PATH=%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Discord Inc\Discord.lnk
taskkill /F /IM Discord.exe
if exist "%START_MENU_PATH%" (
git clone https://github.com/BetterDiscord/BetterDiscord.git
cd betterdiscord
npm install -g pnpm
pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm inject
start "" "%START_MENU_PATH%"
)
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StableDiscord_QuickReinstallBetterDiscord.bat
set START_MENU_PATH=%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Discord Inc\Discord.lnk
taskkill /F /IM Discord.exe
if exist "%START_MENU_PATH%" (
cd betterdiscord
pnpm inject
start "" "%START_MENU_PATH%"
)
@bitingsock
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I suggest cd %~dp0betterdiscord in case the script is ran from another CWD

@xcloudx01
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Works great! Thank you so much

@renatamer
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The fact that we still need this is insane. Thanks for your work.

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