Duplicate tables problem

[jazzbird]

This is what's left in my _extensions table:

This is where last time I tried to delete all the jDownloads rows and it crashed the website. So I'm hesitant to do it again. Please advise!

[jazzbird]

Okay, it looks like I was able to delete all the tables this time and the website is still working. Will now try to reinstall.

[jazzbird]

Update: I reinstalled jDownloads. The installation seems to have worked normally. After the installation, Joomla still 'discovered' one of the smart search plugins. I went ahead and installed it.

The new install did duplicate again all the licenses and layouts, so I will have to delete these manually.

But with all this my download buttons now don't appear! Instead of the buttons, I now get the message: "Cannot find the layout Standard Files Layout"

So I still need help. Please advise.

[jazzbird]

Okay. I have deleted the duplicate licenses and layouts.

I have also resolved the previous error "Cannot find the layout Standard Files Layout" and the download links now appear..

I think I'm getting close. The only thing is that clicking on the buttons opens a new "download details" page. I don't want that but just want the download to begin immediately. I must have lost that setting when I reinstalled. How do I get the jDownloads buttons to activate the download right away without opening the "download details" page?

[jazzbird]

Never mind. I found it. It looks like I've finally resolved the issue!

[Arno]

Hi,
okay, that sounds much better. 

But I still don't understand all these problems.

[jazzbird]

Neither do I! It's been an ordeal. But I'm glad it seems to be resolved. Thanks!

Now if you could just help me with my much smaller CSS question:
https://www.jdownloads.com/forum/index.php?topic=14171.0

[Arno]

Unfortunately I was not able to reply to your postings so quickly. 

Update: I reinstalled jDownloads. The installation seems to have worked normally. After the installation, Joomla still 'discovered' one of the smart search plugins. I went ahead and installed it.
The new install did duplicate again all the licenses and layouts, so I will have to delete these manually.
But with all this my download buttons now don't appear! Instead of the buttons, I now get the message: "Cannot find the layout Standard Files Layout"
So I still need help. Please advise.

I think that something was wrong here. Because both smart search plugins should already be installed at the time.

By the way, the uninstall instructions on this page are very confusing:
https://www.jdownloads.net/documentation/getting-started-v3-9/how-to-uninstall-all-of-jdownloads-jd39

Only the component needs to be marked.
I have contacted Colin (the author) so that he can correct this. Thanks for the hint.

[ColinM]

jazzbird,
sorry about the confusion. There was was one erroneous statemnt - I have modified the text to make it clearer.

It is only the Component that needs uninstalling.
Have also tested in Joomla 5

Colin

[ColinM]

Jazzbird,
The normal method of uninstalling jD is to just uninstall the component, It then uninstalls evrything else.

See
https://www.jdownloads.net/documentation/getting-started-v3-9/how-to-uninstall-all-of-jdownloads-jd39
Colin