Scoop: How to update from chrome to googlechrome?

[wuya666]

When I installed Chrome with scoop a couple months ago, the manifest was named "chrome", but right now it seems it's re-named to "googlechrome" while the original "chrome" manifest is no more, so how should I upgrade from "chrome" to "googlechrome"? Is it safe if I uninstall "chrome" and install "googlechrome", will all my settings, accounts, etc. still be there? Thanks.

[linsui]

Just rename directory scoop\apps\chrome -> scoop\apps\googlechrome .

[wuya666]

Just rename directory scoop\apps\chrome -> scoop\apps\googlechrome .

Nope, after renaming, the "current" junction breaks, which means the start menu entry breaks. That's exactly why I'm asking this question, I'm not sure what else I need to do to update "chrome" to "googlechrome", and what might break. I wonder if there's official documentation that deals with this kind of situation of manifest name changes, detailed instructions on how to safely update from old name to new name, and if there's any risk in losing previous settings and/or logged-in accounts.

Of course, it'd be best if scoop can provide some built-in commands or mechanism that deals with this kind of updates with manifest name changes, where one don't need to rename the folder and re-junction the path and maybe other things manually.

[linsui]

Then run scoop update googlechrome and everything works well. I just do as this and bump into no error. Your settings are stored in AppData and scoop won't touch them. Just scoop uninstall chrome and scoop install googlechrome is also safe.

[Rundfunk]

Just scoop uninstall chrome and scoop install googlechrome is also safe.

Just did the above and was able to keep my settings and open tabs, thanks!

[r15ch13]

Renaming the directory and running scoop reset googlechrome recreates the shortcut and junction.