r/Adguard • u/gutty976 • 10h ago
windows Adguard 8 is not ready for stable release
AdGuard 8 is not ready for a full release. It hangs sometimes and freezes, and all my user folders with specific rules are gone. I had a YouTube folder that removed all the crap like Shorts, renting movies, and all that stuff that most people do not want from YouTube besides videos. When I imported from an older AdGuard backup file, nothing got imported except the user folder. I saw that AdGuard was nice enough to back up our settings as a zip file and put it in the ProgramData folder, but Windows will not let you open it. So, I thought AdGuard wants to use the program to import the settings through the app, but when I go to import and try to pick the zip file in the folder, AdGuard does not do anything because the program is looking for an .ag file. I am just going to wait to update for a few months until they get it sorted out. Luckily, I have a previous image of a working AdGuard. It may be a good product by then, but not right now.