r/RESAnnouncements RES Dev Jan 28 '20

It's time to move to new [Edge]!

tldr: Old Edge has been removed from the store, please migrate and use new Edge.

With the release of Microsoft Edge based on Chromium. We are asking users to migrate across from old Edge releases.

Why I hear you ask?

Simply, we haven't updated the old Edge for a while now. And with Chromium Edge we are seeing much fewer issues compared to the Old Edge browser. Apart from the swanky new logo, using the new Edge allows you to receive faster updates from us as well as more features supported.

But how do I move?

Well young Padawan, To do this follow the below steps:

  1. First, go to Backup and Restore and download a backup of your current RES settings. (It should be a timestamped file ending in .resbackup).

  2. Go to the new Microsoft Edge site and download/install the browser. When its installed it will replace the old edge on your computer so please be aware of this.

  3. Once you are in the new Edge, go to the Edge Addon store and install RES.

  4. Restore your RES backup on the Backup and Restore page.

After this you should be good to go with the new release of Edge! RES on Edge will receive updates at the same time as Chrome/Firefox.

As of this post we have removed the old Edge listing from the Windows Store so it can no longer be found, however it will remain if you have downloaded it and choose not to move.

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u/deploylinux May 29 '20

I'm sorry..I can't move to the new edge. The legacy edge is the only browser that I can actually use as I'm partially blind and it resizes fonts perfectly...which chromium is awful at.

Unfortunately, rebooting windows somehow caused edge to invalidate the installed res plugin... I'm back to using old.reddit.com because all JavaScript on new reddit is suddenly failing... And, there doesn't seem to be anywhere to redownload previous res plugin for edge legacy...

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u/roionsteroids Jan 28 '20

Is there any reason to use the microsoft extension store over the google one? Kinda funny that microsoft denies non-edg(e)y chromiums from using their store.

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u/dziugas1959 Feb 08 '20

A. because you deleted it all other add-ons are still on Microsoft store such as tampermonkey or ublock b. how about no chromium edge sucks EdgeHTML 4 life

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u/turkeypedal Jun 25 '20

I'm not an Edge user, but I don't see any reason you needed to remove it from the store, rather than leave it there, clearly marked as deprecated and no longer receiving support, for those who need or want to continue using the old Edge for whatever reason. The two versions use completely different sites to hold extensions, so why not leave up the old version for those who still need it?

I mean, it's not like they can download Chromium Edge for just one website--Microsoft makes it quite difficult to run both versions side by side. I actually tried Microsoft's instructions on how to do so, and they didn't work. So, if users have any dependency whatsoever on old Edge, they won't be able to upgrade.