main.js

@@ -113,25 +113,6 @@ function getLogFilePath() {
   return _dailyLogPath;
 }
 
-function buildFallbackLogName(dir) {
-  // Match the daily-log naming when enabled, so fallback files stay consistent.
-  const config = configStore.load();
-  const useDailyLog = config && config.globalSettings && config.globalSettings.sessionLog;
-  if (!useDailyLog) return path.join(dir, 'fileuploader.log');
-  const now = new Date();
-  const pad = (n) => String(n).padStart(2, '0');
-  const today = `${now.getFullYear()}-${pad(now.getMonth() + 1)}-${pad(now.getDate())}`;
-  return path.join(dir, `fileuploader-${today}.log`);
-}
-
-function getSafeDesktopDir() {
-  try {
-    const desktop = app.getPath('desktop');
-    if (desktop && fs.existsSync(desktop)) return desktop;
-  } catch {}
-  return null;
-}
-
 let _uploadLogFallbackWarned = false;
 function appendUploadLog(hoster, link, fileName) {
   const now = new Date();
@@ -148,30 +129,11 @@ function appendUploadLog(hoster, link, fileName) {
     tryWrite(getLogFilePath());
     return;
   } catch (err) {
-    debugLog(`appendUploadLog primary failed (${err.message}); trying desktop fallback`);
+    debugLog(`appendUploadLog primary failed (${err.message}); using fallback`);
   }
 
-  // Fallback 1: current user's Desktop (visible, easy to find).
-  const desktop = getSafeDesktopDir();
-  if (desktop) {
   try {
-      const fallbackPath = buildFallbackLogName(desktop);
+    const fallbackPath = path.join(app.getPath('userData'), 'fileuploader-fallback.log');
-      tryWrite(fallbackPath);
-      if (!_uploadLogFallbackWarned) {
-        _uploadLogFallbackWarned = true;
-        if (mainWindow && !mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
-          mainWindow.webContents.send('upload-log-fallback', { fallbackPath });
-        }
-      }
-      return;
-    } catch (err) {
-      debugLog(`appendUploadLog desktop fallback failed (${err.message}); trying userData`);
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Fallback 2: userData (always writable by the current user).
-  try {
-    const fallbackPath = buildFallbackLogName(app.getPath('userData'));
     tryWrite(fallbackPath);
     if (!_uploadLogFallbackWarned) {
       _uploadLogFallbackWarned = true;
@@ -180,7 +142,7 @@ function appendUploadLog(hoster, link, fileName) {
       }
     }
   } catch (err) {
-    debugLog(`appendUploadLog all fallbacks failed: ${err.message}`);
+    debugLog(`appendUploadLog fallback also failed: ${err.message}`);
   }
 }
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "multi-hoster-uploader",
-  "version": "2.8.2",
+  "version": "2.8.1",
   "description": "Upload files to doodstream, voe, vidmoly, byse simultaneously",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {