What is a .FIRST-RUN file?
A .FIRST-RUN file is a simple text file that is automatically made by Discord when you use it on a Windows computer for the very first time. Discord is a popular app that lets people chat through text, voice, and video. This special file is used by Discord to remember the exact date and time when you first started the app.
To open a .FIRST-RUN file, you can use Discord itself, since the app knows how to handle this file. But, because it's just a text file, you can also open it with any text editor you have on your computer, like Notepad or WordPad. When you look inside, you'll find it's very simple – it just contains the word "true," which helps Discord know that it's not your first time using the app anymore.
You can find this file in a specific place on your computer. It's stored in the Discord folder located at C:/Users/[Your User Name]/AppData/Roaming/Discord. The file is always named .first-run, and it doesn't change or get filled with anything else over time.
It's interesting to note that not just the regular version of Discord creates this file. The Canary version and the Public Test Build version of Discord, which are special versions for testing new features, also make and use a .FIRST-RUN file in the same way.
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