SOLVED: Asigra DS Client Classic – Javaw.exe That This Shortcut Refers To Has Been Changed or Moved

If you’re working with a Asigra backup and you launch the DS Classic client, you might see this error:

This likely resulted from your Java runtime being updated and you either need to recreate the shortcut or adjust the path.

Asigra does not use traditional shortcuts; it is just a Java app. The path to the Classic DS Client is:

"C:\Program Files\Java\{JAVA VERSION}\bin\javaw.exe" -Xmx200m -jar "C:\Program Files\CloudBackup\DS-Client\dsuser.jar"

So in my case the path was:

"C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe" -Xmx200m -jar "C:\Program Files\CloudBackup\DS-Client\dsuser.jar"

If you want to use an pretty Asigra “C” icon, you use the CHANGE ICON button and set the path to

%ProgramFiles%\CloudBackup\DS-Client\dsclient.ico