Desktop client download paths changed: /latest/ removed, use /6/ (Classic) or /7/ (Infinite Scale)

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Desktop client download paths changed: /latest/ removed, use /6/ or /7/

To prevent ownCloud Classic users from being silently force-upgraded to a client that no longer supports their server, we have retired the latest download channel and introduced major-version channels.

What changed

• https://download.owncloud.com/desktop/ownCloud/stable/latest/ is gone. It now redirects to the archive at attic.owncloud.com and must no longer be used as an update/download source.
• It is replaced by two major-version channels:
  • https://download.owncloud.com/desktop/ownCloud/stable/6/ — the 6.x client line, for ownCloud Server (Classic).
  • https://download.owncloud.com/desktop/ownCloud/stable/7/ — the 7.x client line, for ownCloud Infinite Scale.

Why

The latest channel always pointed to the newest release. When 7.1 shipped, existing 6.x installations were upgraded to 7.1 automatically. Since the 7.x client dropped support for ownCloud Server (Classic) and connects only to Infinite Scale, those Classic setups stopped working.

With per-major-version channels you can pin auto-updates to the line that matches your server:

• Running ownCloud Server (Classic)? Stay on the /6/ channel. We will maintain the 6 line for as long as ownCloud Classic is around.
• Running Infinite Scale? Use the /7/ channel.

Already upgraded and stuck?

See the downgrade guide: https://github.com/orgs/owncloud/discussions/3

Tracking issue: owncloud/client#12574