feat: move default download directories to desktop

README.md

@@ -301,6 +301,11 @@ This makes it easy to share one URL plus token during support, so current packag
 
 Detailed release history is published on [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/Sucukdeluxe/multi-debrid-downloader/releases).
 
+### 2.0.5
+
+- Move the default download, extraction, and video collection directories to the desktop under `Multi-Debrid-Downloader`.
+- Migrate untouched legacy default directories from `Downloads\RealDebrid` to the new desktop location.
+
 ### 2.0.4
 
 - Rename the online backup action from "create" to "export" for clearer wording.

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "real-debrid-downloader",
-  "version": "2.0.4",
+  "version": "2.0.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "real-debrid-downloader",
-      "version": "2.0.4",
+      "version": "2.0.5",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "adm-zip": "0.6.0",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "real-debrid-downloader",
-  "version": "2.0.4",
+  "version": "2.0.5",
   "description": "Desktop downloader",
   "main": "build/main/main/main.js",
   "author": "Sucukdeluxe",

src/main/constants.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_UPDATE_REPO = "Sucukdeluxe/multi-debrid-downloader";
 export const ONLINE_BACKUP_API_URL = "https://downloader.24-music.de/backup-api";
 
 export function defaultSettings(): AppSettings {
-  const baseDir = path.join(os.homedir(), "Downloads", "RealDebrid");
+  const baseDir = path.join(os.homedir(), "Desktop", "Multi-Debrid-Downloader");
   return {
     token: "",
     realDebridUseWebLogin: false,

src/main/storage.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import fsp from "node:fs/promises";
+import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { getDebridLinkApiKeyIds } from "../shared/debrid-link-keys";
 import { getMegaDebridAccountIds } from "../shared/mega-debrid-accounts";
@@ -104,6 +105,36 @@ function normalizeAbsoluteDir(value: unknown, fallback: string): string {
   return path.resolve(text);
 }
 
+function samePath(left: unknown, right: string): boolean {
+  const leftText = asText(left);
+  if (!leftText) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const leftResolved = path.resolve(leftText);
+  const rightResolved = path.resolve(right);
+  return process.platform === "win32"
+    ? leftResolved.toLowerCase() === rightResolved.toLowerCase()
+    : leftResolved === rightResolved;
+}
+
+function migrateLegacyDefaultDirectories(settings: AppSettings, defaults: AppSettings): AppSettings {
+  const legacyBaseDir = path.join(os.homedir(), "Downloads", "RealDebrid");
+  const legacyExtractDir = path.join(legacyBaseDir, "_entpackt");
+  const legacyMkvLibraryDir = path.join(legacyBaseDir, "_mkv");
+  const isUntouchedLegacyConfiguration = samePath(settings.outputDir, legacyBaseDir)
+    && samePath(settings.extractDir, legacyExtractDir)
+    && samePath(settings.mkvLibraryDir, legacyMkvLibraryDir);
+  if (!isUntouchedLegacyConfiguration) {
+    return settings;
+  }
+  return {
+    ...settings,
+    outputDir: defaults.outputDir,
+    extractDir: defaults.extractDir,
+    mkvLibraryDir: defaults.mkvLibraryDir
+  };
+}
+
 const DEFAULT_COLUMN_ORDER = ["name", "size", "progress", "hoster", "account", "prio", "status", "speed"];
 const ALL_VALID_COLUMNS = new Set([...DEFAULT_COLUMN_ORDER, "added"]);
 
@@ -344,6 +375,7 @@ function migrateUpdateRepo(raw: string, fallback: string): string {
 
 export function normalizeSettings(settings: AppSettings): AppSettings {
   const defaults = defaultSettings();
+  const directorySettings = migrateLegacyDefaultDirectories(settings, defaults);
   const currentUsageDay = getProviderUsageDayKey();
   const megaLogin = asText(settings.megaLogin);
   const megaPassword = asText(settings.megaPassword);
@@ -419,15 +451,15 @@ export function normalizeSettings(settings: AppSettings): AppSettings {
     providerSecondary: normalizeFallbackProvider(settings.providerSecondary, megaDebridPreferApi, megaDebridApiEnabled, megaDebridWebEnabled),
     providerTertiary: normalizeFallbackProvider(settings.providerTertiary, megaDebridPreferApi, megaDebridApiEnabled, megaDebridWebEnabled),
     autoProviderFallback: Boolean(settings.autoProviderFallback),
-    outputDir: normalizeAbsoluteDir(settings.outputDir, defaults.outputDir),
+    outputDir: normalizeAbsoluteDir(directorySettings.outputDir, defaults.outputDir),
     packageName: asText(settings.packageName),
     autoExtract: Boolean(settings.autoExtract),
     autoRename4sf4sj: Boolean(settings.autoRename4sf4sj),
     keepGermanAudioOnly: Boolean(settings.keepGermanAudioOnly),
     germanAudioMode: settings.germanAudioMode === "first" ? "first" : "tag",
-    extractDir: normalizeAbsoluteDir(settings.extractDir, defaults.extractDir),
+    extractDir: normalizeAbsoluteDir(directorySettings.extractDir, defaults.extractDir),
     collectMkvToLibrary: Boolean(settings.collectMkvToLibrary),
-    mkvLibraryDir: normalizeAbsoluteDir(settings.mkvLibraryDir, defaults.mkvLibraryDir),
+    mkvLibraryDir: normalizeAbsoluteDir(directorySettings.mkvLibraryDir, defaults.mkvLibraryDir),
     createExtractSubfolder: Boolean(settings.createExtractSubfolder),
     hybridExtract: Boolean(settings.hybridExtract),
     cleanupMode: settings.cleanupMode,

tests/storage.test.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,45 @@ afterEach(() => {
 });
 
 describe("settings storage", () => {
+  it("defaults download directories to the desktop project folder", () => {
+    const baseDir = path.join(os.homedir(), "Desktop", "Multi-Debrid-Downloader");
+    const defaults = defaultSettings();
+
+    expect(defaults.outputDir).toBe(baseDir);
+    expect(defaults.extractDir).toBe(path.join(baseDir, "_entpackt"));
+    expect(defaults.mkvLibraryDir).toBe(path.join(baseDir, "_mkv"));
+  });
+
+  it("migrates an untouched legacy directory configuration", () => {
+    const legacyBaseDir = path.join(os.homedir(), "Downloads", "RealDebrid");
+    const normalized = normalizeSettings({
+      ...defaultSettings(),
+      outputDir: legacyBaseDir,
+      extractDir: path.join(legacyBaseDir, "_entpackt"),
+      mkvLibraryDir: path.join(legacyBaseDir, "_mkv")
+    });
+    const defaults = defaultSettings();
+
+    expect(normalized.outputDir).toBe(defaults.outputDir);
+    expect(normalized.extractDir).toBe(defaults.extractDir);
+    expect(normalized.mkvLibraryDir).toBe(defaults.mkvLibraryDir);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps custom directory choices during legacy migration", () => {
+    const legacyBaseDir = path.join(os.homedir(), "Downloads", "RealDebrid");
+    const customOutputDir = path.join(os.homedir(), "Videos", "Custom-Downloads");
+    const normalized = normalizeSettings({
+      ...defaultSettings(),
+      outputDir: customOutputDir,
+      extractDir: path.join(legacyBaseDir, "_entpackt"),
+      mkvLibraryDir: path.join(legacyBaseDir, "_mkv")
+    });
+
+    expect(normalized.outputDir).toBe(customOutputDir);
+    expect(normalized.extractDir).toBe(path.join(legacyBaseDir, "_entpackt"));
+    expect(normalized.mkvLibraryDir).toBe(path.join(legacyBaseDir, "_mkv"));
+  });
+
   it("does not persist provider credentials when rememberToken is disabled", () => {
     const dir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "rd-store-"));
     tempDirs.push(dir);