fixed things lots of things

build.cmd

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fyne package -os windows -icon .\cpms.png

main.go

@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2"
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/app"
@@ -14,8 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/theme"
 	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/widget"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
-
-	cp "github.com/otiai10/copy"
 )
 
 type Config struct {
@@ -128,13 +124,13 @@ func fillGrid(grid *fyne.Container, parent fyne.Window) {
 	defer grid.Show()
 	grid.RemoveAll()
 	for _, profile := range profiles {
-		profilename := strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(profile), ".cpms")
+		profilename := filepath.Base(profile)
 		grid.Add(widget.NewButton(profilename, makeIFunc(profile, archive, parent)))
 	}
 }
 
 func scanProfiles(profilesroot string) []string {
-	dir := filepath.Join(profilesroot, "*.cpms/")
+	dir := filepath.Join(profilesroot, "*/")
 	m, err := filepath.Glob(dir)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
@@ -146,48 +142,20 @@ func scanProfiles(profilesroot string) []string {
 func makeIFunc(profile, archive string, parent fyne.Window) func() {
 	return func() {
 		if cfg.ArchiveRoot == "" || cfg.ProfilesRoot == "" {
-			d := dialog.NewInformation("Notice", "you must select a archive root and profiles root before", parent)
-			d.Show()
-
+			dialog.NewInformation("Notice", "you must select a archive root and profiles root before", parent).Show()
 			return
 		}
 
-		dialog.NewConfirm("Are You Sure?", fmt.Sprintf("the current contents of %s will be lost", archive), func(b bool) {
-			if b {
-				err := walk(archive, func(path string, info fs.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		// delete any existing archive folder
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(archive)
+
+		// link the profile to the archive
+		err := os.Symlink(profile, archive)
 		if err != nil {
-						return err
-					}
-					err = os.Remove(path)
-					if err != nil {
-						fmt.Println(err)
-					}
-					return nil
-				})
-				if err != nil {
-					fmt.Println(err)
+			dialog.NewInformation("Error", "this program must be ran as administrator to allow linking", parent).Show()
+			return
 		}
 
-				err = cp.Copy(profile, archive)
-				if err != nil {
-					fmt.Println(err)
-				}
-
-				dialog.NewInformation("Success", fmt.Sprintf("copied all files from %s to %s", filepath.Base(profile), archive), parent).Show()
-			}
-		}, parent).Show()
+		dialog.NewInformation("Success", fmt.Sprintf("linked files from %s to %s", filepath.Base(profile), archive), parent).Show()
 	}
 }
-
-func walk(root string, fn filepath.WalkFunc) error {
-	initial := false
-
-	return filepath.Walk(root, func(path string, info fs.FileInfo, err error) error {
-		if !initial {
-			initial = true
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		return fn(path, info, err)
-	})
-}