Retrieve installed plugins and apps

[HeavyWolfPL]

Since marketplace closure, there is no way to download stuff anymore, if the author has disappeared from the community. Is there a way to retrieve an app and plugin I have already installed in my community? I wanted to make a clean install for testing, however, I don't have XML files anymore. 

[Adriano Faria]

For the plugins, no. You’ll need the XML. Applications: download its folder via FTP.

[HeavyWolfPL]

1 hour ago, Adriano Faria said:

For the plugins, no. You’ll need the XML. Applications: download its folder via FTP.

I guess just moving the files between directories won't work. Do plugins store files or data somewhere outside plugins folder then?

[teraßyte]

5 hours ago, HeavyWolfPL said:

I guess just moving the files between directories won't work. Do plugins store files or data somewhere outside plugins folder then?

Applications have all files inside their /application folder.

For plugins, instead, part of the data is used only when installing and is not saved anywhere. That's the problem. While it's possible to re-create the plugin from the files left on the server, it's not possible to simply re-install them. You'd need to hire someone to redo the plugin for you from the files.

Edited December 4, 2023 by teraßyte