Deprecations and Migrations

This guide tracks deprecations, planned removals, and migration paths for ownCloud Web. Developers should reference this guide when upgrading between major versions to ensure compatibility and adopt recommended practices.

Upcoming Deprecations

The following features are deprecated and will be removed in the next major version.

Component/Feature	Deprecated	Migration	Reference	Reasoning

Migration History

The following features are already removed.

Component/Feature	Removed in Version	Deprecated	Migration	Reference	Reasoning
`CollapsibleOcTable` component	v12	May 16, 2025	Use `OcTable` instead	PR #12567	No longer needed by original implementers
`ocsUserContext` and `ocsPublicLinkContext` of `ClientService`	v12	September 26, 2024	Use `ocs` instead	PR #11656	These methods were only a wrapper around the `ocs`
Web Client initialisation	v12	September 26, 2024	Use `graph()`, `ocs()` and `webdav()` to initialize and use clients	PR #11656	More transparency to developers
`type` prop of `ApplicationInformation`	v12	July 26, 2024	N/A	Commit 5e8ac91	The `type` prop is not used anymore
`isFileEditor` prop of `ApplicationInformation`	v12	July 26, 2024	N/A	Commit 67ce21c	The `isFileEditor` prop is not used anymore
`ApplicationMenuItem` and `applicationMenu` prop of `ApplicationInformation`	v12	July 24, 2024	Register app menu items via the `appMenuExtensionPoint` instead	PR #11258	Transitioning to the new extension points system
`ApplicationQuickAction`	v12	December 1, 2023	Register quick actions as extension instead	PR #10102	Transitioning to the new extension points system
Vuex Store	v9	January 22, 2024	Migrate to Pinia stores	PR #10372	Better TypeScript support and Composition API integration
Home Folder Option	v9	January 5, 2024	Use spaces functionality	PR #10122	No longer needed by original implementers
OCS User API	v9	January 3, 2024	Use Graph user from `@ownclouders/web-client/src/helpers` and `useUserStore`	PR #10240	The OCS API is deprecated and we’re slowly transitioning to the Graph API and we want to get rid of the vuex store
Vuex Modal Implementation	v9	December 22, 2023	Use `useModals()` composable	PR #10212	Remove Vuex store dependency
App: `user-management`	v8	January 4, 2023	Use the name `admin-settings` when referencing the app (in your configs for example)	PR #8175	The app is supposed to hold a variety of general settings in the future, not just user-related settings
`mediaSource` helper & `v-image-source` directive	v6	July 27, 2022	Use `loadPreview` from web-pkg	N/A	`loadPreview` is the new default mechanism. We want to get rid of magical everywhere-available helpers
`getToken` getter	v6	July 7, 2022	Use `runtime/auth/accessToken` getter	N/A	`user` state is not supposed to deal with authentication details. We introduced the namespaced `auth` module for `user` and `public-link` related authentication contexts

Getting Help

For questions about specific migrations, refer to the linked pull requests and commits for detailed implementation examples and discussion.