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How can I stop the FileCentipede window from showing at startup but keep it running in the system tray? #817

Open vacnex opened 2 months ago

vacnex commented 2 months ago

To clarify, I want FileCentipede to automatically start when Windows boots up, but I don't want the main window to pop up on the screen. Instead, I prefer it to run quietly in the background, with just the icon visible in the system tray. How can I configure it to behave this way?

breddy-one99 commented 1 month ago

You just have to follow 2 simple steps.

Step 1: Go to Settings > Settings image

Step 2: Check the 'silent mode' box in Program section. image

I just tried it and hope it helps you too!

vacnex commented 1 month ago

Great, I did it! 🚀 Also, when the download popup shows, the main window appears as well. How can I prevent this behavior?

breddy-one99 commented 1 month ago

Leaving the 'Silent Mode' option checked worked for me. The main window doesn't pop up when I tried downloading something.

vacnex commented 1 month ago

Leaving the 'Silent Mode' option checked worked for me. The main window doesn't pop up when I tried downloading something.

Oh, thanks! I just realized that this option also works with the main window when the download dialog appears.

Do you encounter issues every time you download? If the browser dialog appears first, you have to click 'Save' or 'Close' on that dialog (I use Vivaldi) for the FileCentipede download window to show up, and the browser displays a download error message. If there’s no browser download dialog, only FileCentipede appears and shows the browser’s download error message. FileCentipede continues to download normally; it's just that the browser doesn’t capture the download link. How can I prevent this behavior from the browser? I find IDM's download experience very good; IDM completely blocks the browser's download behavior.

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breddy-one99 commented 1 month ago

I never used Vivaldi before. Since it's chromium based I think it uses the Chrome extension for FileCentipede. It could be a compatibility issue.

To answer your question, I haven't faced an issue on Firefox/Edge(I use Edge for chromium features).

filecxx commented 4 weeks ago

I'll test the Vivaldi web browser.