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docs: steer Windows/WinGet users to uffs --update over winget upgrade #465

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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -183,8 +183,12 @@ uffs --update repair # diagnose + self-heal
uffs --update apply --version v0.6.5 # pin / roll back to a specific release
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> **WinGet installs** update with `winget upgrade SkyLLC.UFFS` instead — UFFS
> defers to WinGet for WinGet-managed installs.
> **WinGet installs:** prefer `uffs --update` here too. `winget upgrade
> SkyLLC.UFFS` can fail with `remove_all: Access is denied` — the running
> daemon and broker hold open the very binaries WinGet tries to replace.
> `uffs --update` stops those services first, then swaps, so it's the reliable
> path. (If you do run `winget upgrade`, stop UFFS first — elevated
> `uffs --daemon stop` + `uffs-broker --stop`.)

> 📖 **[Full update guide](docs/user-manual/updating.md)** — every action, version pinning/rollback, the health check, and edge cases.

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11 changes: 8 additions & 3 deletions docs/user-manual/updating.md
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Expand Up @@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ inconsistent — it downloads, SHA-256-verifies, and atomically swaps every core
binary in place (journaled, with automatic rollback on failure). If you're
already current, it does nothing and touches no services.

> **WinGet installs:** if you installed via `winget install SkyLLC.UFFS`, update
> with `winget upgrade SkyLLC.UFFS` instead — UFFS detects a WinGet-managed
> install and defers to WinGet rather than swapping those files itself.
> **WinGet installs:** use `uffs --update` here too — it updates the WinGet
> install in place (the binaries live in a per-user `…\WinGet\Links` location
> UFFS treats as an ordinary unmanaged install). Prefer it over `winget upgrade
> SkyLLC.UFFS`, which can fail with `remove_all: Access is denied` because the
> running daemon and broker hold the binaries open while WinGet tries to replace
> them. `uffs --update` stops those services first, then swaps. If you do want
> `winget upgrade`, stop UFFS first: elevated `uffs --daemon stop` +
> `uffs-broker --stop`.

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