Option to Disable Automatic Updates and Restore Path Gateway for Shareable Links

[cr941131]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I'm frustrated that IPFS Desktop automatically updates to newer versions. I prefer using version 0.38.0 because it allows me to create shareable links using the Path Gateway format, which works well with my custom gateway. In version 0.39.0 and beyond, the default behavior is to use subdomain links, and there is no straightforward way to revert to Path Gateway links, which causes issues with my setup.

Describe the solution you'd like
I would like an option in the settings to disable automatic updates, allowing users to stay on a specific version of IPFS Desktop. This would help maintain compatibility with features that may be changed or deprecated in newer versions, such as the option to use Path Gateway links for shareable links.

Describe alternatives you've considered
An alternative would be to allow users to choose between subdomain and Path Gateway formats for shareable links, regardless of the IPFS Desktop version. If the new version provided an option to select the preferred format for shareable links, it would eliminate the need to disable automatic updates.

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[lidel]

Both of these exist now.

Auto-update: set "disableAutoUpdate": true in the IPFS Desktop config file, reachable from the tray menu under Advanced, Open Configuration File. That option has been there since v0.31.0 (#2651).

Share links: webui 4.13, bundled in v0.50.0, adds a "Sharing IPFS Links" section to Settings where you choose between a native ipfs:// address, a local gateway link, or a public gateway link in path or subdomain form, and set which gateway it uses (ipfs/ipfs-webui#2482). Clearing a public gateway there opts out of it completely.

Closing. If the path option still does not produce the link shape your gateway needs on https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-desktop/releases/latest, please open a new issue with an example URL.