Quote from: Justin Chalfant (Patch My PC) on January 30, 2025, 09:28:56 AMHey there,So this gives us hope that it will return?
Thank you for taking the time to share your frustrations. I completely understand why you feel this way, and I want to acknowledge the points you've raised. The feature you are referencing in v4 was a key part of Patch My PC for many customers, and it's clear it provided significant value to your workflow.
The decision to not include this functionality in the initial release of v5 wasn't about undervaluing it. It was a matter of prioritization during the rebuild process. That said, we hear your feedback loud and clear, and we are taking it seriously.
And sooner rather than later, please?
In the mean time, i'll keep using v4.
QuoteOne challenge with reintroducing a download-only mode is that v5 is now portal-based. This makes the implementation a bit trickier since the app itself needs to be installed. That being said, we absolutely recognize the value of this workflow and are evaluating how we can best support similar use cases moving forward.'Trickier'... but it's obviously possible. So we look forward to you returning it to us.
QuoteWe encourage you to upvote the idea here: https://ideas.patchmypc.com/ideas/PATCHMYPC-I-5108. This helps us gauge how broadly this feature is needed and prioritize development efforts accordingly.Most of your users probably don't even know this ability existed in v4! As it wasn't a default option, as it deleted the installers by default. Only us in 'the know' knew to turn on this feature, and how valuable it was!
But the fact remains, all software updaters should have this option, and on by default. It's sick how much data, traffic, time, electricity is wasted by installers being downloaded over and over and over and over and over again on everyone's networks.
The reason you restore this feature, is not because it's gotten lots of votes, it's because this was YOUR defining feature, and it is the CORRECT thing to do!
Please prioritise it for the correct reasons.
QuoteCould you also help us understand your specific use case? How many computers are you downloading this for, and are you using Patch My PC in a company with many computers? The more details we have, the better we can assess how to bring back this functionality in a way that works best for you.I'm an ex IT guy, but supporting my 3 or 4 laptops, and also the guy that all my mates, mates of mates bring their pc/laptops/everything to fix. Plus i reinstall my OSs quite often, so i land up using PMPC a fair bit.
I'm also living on an island, where we use mobile data a lot still, only a few have fibre internet. So downloading data costs money! And it's not as fast as living in a city, with multi-gigabit internet. So it costs time.
So PMPC has saved me a lot of time and money.
Also, as is also requested, we need a portable version.
The way i use PMPC 4v is to use a network share, or usb stick, just run the .exe file, check that it's pointing to the share, or the stick and then select and install, or just update from there. Obviously, if a newer version is needed, it's downloaded and is added to my network share. Great!
For the portable version, having to specifically set the options to set the download folder, and the do not delete options is annoying. It'd be best if it just defaulted to the current directory pmpc is in, or at least let us set a pmpc.ini file such that we can set it to current directory, or a relative path, so that if the ini file is there, it'll always run this way. We need it to be truly portable. v4 is partially portable.
And please restore the categories. It still seems malicious that they were deleted from v4. There's simply no logical reason to remove them, other than to make it harder to use.
Now that you have over 500 apps listed, it's beyond a joke.
QuoteWe truly value your feedback and regret any inconvenience this has caused. It helps us improve and deliver a better product.Thank you for replying, directly addressing this feature 'loss'.
Losing the ability to do something you've been relying on for years is depressing.