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  • jondoeJ Offline
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    jondoe
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    how can my program delete itself?
    I making update system extracting new exe but after that my program must delete it self. How can i do this ?

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    • SGaistS Offline
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      SGaist
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      wrote on last edited by
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      Hi,

      AFAIK, you can't from the running program. You have to first quit it before removing it. It should be done by the updater.

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      Please read the Qt Code of Conduct - https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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      • Christian EhrlicherC Offline
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        Christian Ehrlicher
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        See https://forum.qt.io/topic/102668/update-current-application-by-replace-the-exe-and-delete-old-one

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