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How to get absolute path of zoom.exe?

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
September 10, 2024
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Is the absolute path of Zoom.exe always installed in the following folder?

C:\Users\xxx\AppData \Roaming\Zoom\bin

If not, how to get absolute path of zoom.exe?

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RescueBlues

Newcomer

That's what Zoom claims, but it's *not* consisent across updates.

I'd like to suggest that Zoom *stop* randomly switching back & forth between creating & deleting then using different app directories (e.g. \bin vs. \bin_00) every other Zoom update/release. I use a shortcut to launch Zoom, and your dumb needless directory path change on every other Update breaks that, forcing me to manually recreate/relink the shortcut.

The Zoom installer created the default-install path as:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\*keeps-changing-its-mind*\
i.e.
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\bin_00\Zoom.exe
vs.
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\bin\Zoom.exe

It would be better to default-install (which the user can *manually* use) at the "install for all users" \Program Files or \\Program Files (x86) location:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Zoom\bin\Zoom.exe
and *also* consistently using \bin, not toggle between \bin and \bin_00 for every other update, assuming the same *bug* exists if installed here.

storyhub

Community Super Champion | Customer

%AppData%\Zoom\bin\

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RescueBlues

Newcomer

Great idea -- if the Zoom app was in the \bin directory. It’s not, at least this month -- it’s currently in the \bin_00 directory.

So %AppData%\Zoom\bin\ doesn’t work (“Windows can’t find …, check spelling and try again”), but %AppData%\Zoom\bin_00 does. For “this month” since Zoom randomly changes (deletes one, creates the other) the \bin vs. \bin_00 tree every few updates, as I reported in my original post. In which case *neither* the \bin nor \bin_00 path works reliably across updates.

storyhub

Community Super Champion | Customer

I don’t believe your issue is with Zoom. I have 6 Windows 10 computers and 6 Windows 11 computers and they all have the latest version of Zoom (6.7.5) installed at %AppData%\Zoom\bin\ and all of them have been thru numerous updates. Consider uninstalling Zoom, delete the folder, and download and reinstall from the Zoom website.

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RescueBlues

Newcomer

I just find this to be sad. A simple problem that's 100% verified, repeatable Zoom-update after Zoom-update, etc. A user who's documented it and is willing to provide more info, test fixes, etc. Might not be happening for many or all users, but it could be fixed so it never happens again for everybody. Zooms simply chooses to ignore it and not bother.

Star Menu => Zoom Workplace =>
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Zoom => Zoom Workplace shortcut (Properties):

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\bin_00\Zoom.exe (after a previous Zoom update)
then
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\bin\Zoom.exe (after a previous Zoom update)
then
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\bin_00\Zoom.exe (after today's Zoom 7.1.0 update)

As it does after many Zoom updates (maybe not every one?)

R

RescueBlues

Newcomer

I just find this to be sad. A simple problem that's 100% verified, repeatable Zoom-update after Zoom-update, etc. A user who's documented it and is willing to provide more info, test fixes, etc. Might not be happening for many or all users, but it could be fixed so it never happens again for everybody. Zooms simply chooses to ignore it and not bother.

Star Menu => Zoom Workplace =>
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Zoom => Zoom Workplace shortcut (Properties):

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\bin_00\Zoom.exe (after a previous Zoom update)
then
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\bin\Zoom.exe (after a previous Zoom update)
then
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\bin_00\Zoom.exe (after today's Zoom 7.1.0 update)

As it does after many Zoom updates (maybe not every one)?

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