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docs(desktop): correct what a Legacy Desktop migration keeps and backs up - #2256
The migration page described an older flow. A Legacy Desktop install is adopted in place: the migrated instance runs with the legacy data folder as its base directory, so the same custom_nodes folder and the same Python environment are reused. The page said custom nodes are "scanned and re-installed in the new environment", and its troubleshooting told users to read logs in the Manage panel's Terminal tab, which is an interactive shell rather than a log viewer.
What changed
What Gets Migrated: correct the custom-nodes, models, and Python-environment bullets for in-place adoption (custom nodes stay in their folder, their packages stay in the reused venv, the legacy models folder joins the shared model directories so every instance sees it).
New "What Migration Backs Up": the four settings files copied into <legacy config folder>/legacy-backup/<timestamp>/ (config.json, comfy.settings.json, extra_models_config.yaml, window.json), the macOS ~/Library/Application Support/ComfyUI and Windows %APPDATA%\ComfyUI locations, that the backup holds settings only, and the legacy snapshot written to .snapshots/.
New "What Happens While Migration Runs": the nine progress steps in order, the three prompts that can stop a run (Folder access needed on macOS, Python environment looks broken with Adopt anyway / Cancel, ComfyUI source code unavailable with Retry / Cancel), and where the step output goes (View logs panel that auto-opens on failure, plus the Desktop app log).
Step-by-step: the first-run confirm is titled Migrate to Standalone (the Migrate Legacy Desktop to Standalone title belongs to the card pill / More menu path, which the page already documents), and the custom-node step no longer claims a reinstall.
Migration fails now points at View logs and app.log (~/Library/Logs/Comfy Desktop, %APPDATA%\Comfy Desktop\logs), and adds a section for a run that stopped before finishing.
Models missing after migration now sends users to Desktop Settings → Storage → shared directories (the legacy folder is added there, and the list is read-only in the instance's Manage panel), then to the instance's Include Shared Directories toggle.
What Changes After Migration: note that a migrated instance is never updated on its own, with a link to the Update tab.
Fact sources
src/main/lib/desktopAdopt.ts: backupLegacyState (backup folder + the four files), runAdoption (step labels and order, the three promptUser kinds, installAdoptedRequirements, carryLegacySettings, autoUpdateComfyUI: false), captureDesktopSnapshot in src/main/lib/desktopDetect.ts (legacy snapshot), deriveLaunchArgs (--port 8000 default).
src/main/sources/standalone/index.tsgetLaunchCommand: --base-directory / --user-directory / --database-url pinned to the legacy base dir for adopted records.
src/main/lib/ipc/sessionActions/migrate.ts: sourceId === 'desktop' routes to adoptDesktopInstall; the adopt prompt titles and buttons.
src/renderer/src/views/ProgressModal.vue: the View logs accordion and its auto-expand on failure.
src/renderer/src/composables/useAdoptAction.ts + src/renderer/src/panel/useFirstUseChain.ts: the first-run confirm title resolves to migrate.migrateToStandaloneConfirmTitle (Migrate to Standalone), while src/main/sources/desktop.ts uses desktop.migrateConfirmTitle (Migrate Legacy Desktop to Standalone) for the Manage-panel action.
Related upstream work: #1376 (additive model directories behind the shared-models behaviour described here).
Languages
English plus zh, ja, ko, and es in the same commit. The zh page uses the shipped Chinese step labels (备份旧版状态, 检查文件夹访问权限, …); ja/ko/es keep the English step and button labels, since the app ships only en and zh.
No nav change: the page is already in the "Comfy Desktop" group. No new figures: the progress screen and its prompts cannot be staged without running a real adoption against a Legacy Desktop install, and the existing four figures on the page still match the current UI.
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The English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese migration guides were updated. They describe reuse of custom nodes and Python environments, settings backups, migration progress, post-migration updates, and troubleshooting.
Changes: Desktop migration documentation
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Migration setup, backups, and progress installation/desktop/usage/migrate.mdx, es/installation/desktop/usage/migrate.mdx, ja/installation/desktop/usage/migrate.mdx, ko/installation/desktop/usage/migrate.mdx, zh/installation/desktop/usage/migrate.mdx
The guides describe reused custom nodes and Python environments, settings backups, migration stages, prompts, and logs.
Post-migration updates and confirmation installation/desktop/usage/migrate.mdx, es/installation/desktop/usage/migrate.mdx, ja/installation/desktop/usage/migrate.mdx, ko/installation/desktop/usage/migrate.mdx, zh/installation/desktop/usage/migrate.mdx
The guides state that migrated instances do not update automatically and describe the revised migration confirmation.
Migration and model troubleshooting installation/desktop/usage/migrate.mdx, es/installation/desktop/usage/migrate.mdx, ja/installation/desktop/usage/migrate.mdx, ko/installation/desktop/usage/migrate.mdx, zh/installation/desktop/usage/migrate.mdx
The guides update log locations, cancellation and failure outcomes, retry instructions, and shared-model directory steps.
Possibly related PRs
Comfy-Org/docs#2070: Adds the Spanish migration page that this change updates.
Comfy-Org/docs#2217: Updates migration labels and flow wording on the same Spanish page.
Comfy-Org/docs#2085: Documents the Update tab that the guides identify as the update path for migrated instances.
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- Line 164: Qualify the failed-step sentence in the troubleshooting section of
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The page said custom nodes are scanned and re-installed in the new
environment, but a Legacy Desktop install is adopted in place: the
migrated instance runs with the legacy data folder as its base directory,
so the same custom_nodes folder and Python environment are reused.
- fix the custom-nodes and Python bullets, and the matching step
- add what the pre-migration backup contains and where it lands
- add the progress steps and the three prompts that can stop a run
- point troubleshooting at View logs and the app log, not the Terminal
tab, and send a missing-model fix to the shared directories
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The migration page described an older flow. A Legacy Desktop install is adopted in place: the migrated instance runs with the legacy data folder as its base directory, so the same
custom_nodesfolder and the same Python environment are reused. The page said custom nodes are "scanned and re-installed in the new environment", and its troubleshooting told users to read logs in the Manage panel's Terminal tab, which is an interactive shell rather than a log viewer.What changed
<legacy config folder>/legacy-backup/<timestamp>/(config.json,comfy.settings.json,extra_models_config.yaml,window.json), the macOS~/Library/Application Support/ComfyUIand Windows%APPDATA%\ComfyUIlocations, that the backup holds settings only, and the legacy snapshot written to.snapshots/.app.log(~/Library/Logs/Comfy Desktop,%APPDATA%\Comfy Desktop\logs), and adds a section for a run that stopped before finishing.Fact sources
src/main/lib/desktopAdopt.ts:backupLegacyState(backup folder + the four files),runAdoption(step labels and order, the threepromptUserkinds,installAdoptedRequirements,carryLegacySettings,autoUpdateComfyUI: false),captureDesktopSnapshotinsrc/main/lib/desktopDetect.ts(legacy snapshot),deriveLaunchArgs(--port 8000default).src/main/sources/standalone/index.tsgetLaunchCommand:--base-directory/--user-directory/--database-urlpinned to the legacy base dir for adopted records.src/main/lib/ipc/sessionActions/migrate.ts:sourceId === 'desktop'routes toadoptDesktopInstall; the adopt prompt titles and buttons.src/renderer/src/views/ProgressModal.vue: the View logs accordion and its auto-expand on failure.src/renderer/src/composables/useAdoptAction.ts+src/renderer/src/panel/useFirstUseChain.ts: the first-run confirm title resolves tomigrate.migrateToStandaloneConfirmTitle(Migrate to Standalone), whilesrc/main/sources/desktop.tsusesdesktop.migrateConfirmTitle(Migrate Legacy Desktop to Standalone) for the Manage-panel action.Languages
English plus zh, ja, ko, and es in the same commit. The zh page uses the shipped Chinese step labels (备份旧版状态, 检查文件夹访问权限, …); ja/ko/es keep the English step and button labels, since the app ships only
enandzh.No nav change: the page is already in the "Comfy Desktop" group. No new figures: the progress screen and its prompts cannot be staged without running a real adoption against a Legacy Desktop install, and the existing four figures on the page still match the current UI.