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bxhorn
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Oct 16, 2024

MS Edge - Sidebar and copilot not working on Linux Ubuntu v24 LTS

Sidebar not syncing or accepting new app additions (+). Copilot button is dead/inactive. Sidebar settings are well configured. Using the latest version of the Ubuntu OS and MS Edge. Functionality app...
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Zazo58
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Oct 25, 2024
Hello. I was able to solve the problem here at Manjaro KDE. There is a file that looks like a program called "HubApps" that is not in the Home configuration area. In the Home area there are the configuration files, which is hidden, and with CTRL+H it appears as ".config". Inside it there is a directory called "microsoft-edge" and another "Default". It is in this place that the Program Archive is missing. I got it on my laptop that Edge is working. You have to have an older backup of your system to get it. My English and that of the Google translator, I'm sorry for the mistakes. I hope I have helped.
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    csegis1
    Copper Contributor
    Mar 03, 2025

    Thanks, you helped a lot, just like the other commenters, because if we ask Microsoft, they probably won’t reply. :D Cheers! 

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    MusicMan
    Copper Contributor
    Dec 15, 2024

    This worked beautifully! I happened to have a backup from a previous installation of Ubuntu. I copied over the file located in the .config/microsoft-edge/Default folder named HubApps to my new installation of Ubuntu in the same folder which mysteriously was missing that file. I closed Edge, reopened it, and voila! It works! Thank you!

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    RuneBadger
    Brass Contributor
    Oct 27, 2024

    Zazo58  You are 100% correct. The install is missing the HubApps file. I pulled it from another computer running windows and that fixed it. I can use Drop again. I broke out the instructions below. 

     
    1. Get a HubApps file from another install of Edge that is working.  
      1. In Windows it can be found in C:\Users\[USER]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User_Data\Default

    2. Show Hidden Files:

      • Open your file manager.

      • Press CTRL+H to show hidden files and directories.

    3. Navigate to Configuration Files:

      • Go to your Home directory.

      • Open the .config folder.

    4. Locate Edge Configuration:

      • Inside .config, find and open the microsoft-edge folder.

      • Look for the Default subfolder within microsoft-edge.

    5. Restore Missing Files:

      • If you have an older backup of your system, locate the HubApps file from your backup.

      • Copy the HubApps file from your backup to the Default folder inside the microsoft-edge directory.

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      adi5598
      Copper Contributor
      May 16, 2025

      can you provide me file please i don't have windows anymore

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      sharferx
      Copper Contributor
      Dec 20, 2024

      Thanks! This works! 🚀

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      b4inoz
      Copper Contributor
      Oct 30, 2024

      RuneBadger 

      This works.
      I just want to add that this must be done for each profile you set up.

      For instance, I have personal and work profiles, and the latter is saved under the "Profile 1"

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