Bookmarks disappear
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Bookmarks disappear
I use xplorer2 Professional v1.7.2.3 on Windows XP. Over the last several months, my bookmarks periodically disappear without any action on my part - as far as I know. Last week, I had several bookmarks, today I have only the 2 default ones - sample and sample FTP. Any ideas on this problem? Thanks.
I don't know why they get lost.
FWIW, I recall that others have reported the mystery as well.
Your bookmarks should all be safely stored in registry key:
HKCU\Software\Zab...Plc\xplorer2_UC.global\Favorites
After you recreate them manually, it may be a good idea to export that key so you can re-create them at a click (with x2 closed, of course).
FWIW, I recall that others have reported the mystery as well.
Your bookmarks should all be safely stored in registry key:
HKCU\Software\Zab...Plc\xplorer2_UC.global\Favorites
After you recreate them manually, it may be a good idea to export that key so you can re-create them at a click (with x2 closed, of course).
Thanks for the feedback, and glad you now have a quick fix,
but...
given that this is now a repeat occurrence, do you have any suspicions as to what might have triggered the disappearing bookmarks?
but...
given that this is now a repeat occurrence, do you have any suspicions as to what might have triggered the disappearing bookmarks?
- a maintenance procedure?
running a registry cleaner?
interrupted power event (vs normal shutdown)?
other user shutting down computer w/o logging you off?
I'm having the same problem and reported it today, to Customer Service. The re-registering of the registry key didn't solve the problem, long term. But I may have solved it by noticing that the disappearing bookmarks refer to folders whose names have more than one word separated by spaces. When I replace the spaces with underscores and redo the bookmarks, they seem to remain in place (so far).
Ask me tomorrow!
Ask me tomorrow!
since bookmarks are stored in the registry then anything that may affect the registry could mess up with bookmarks. Do you run a registry cleaner from time to time? Or do you use xplorer2 /I command line option to load a previously saved xplorer2 settings file? and so on
the ultimate safety is to backup all your favorite settings so if they mysteriously disappear in the future you can quickly get them back, see:
www.zabkat.com/blog/13Apr08.htm
the ultimate safety is to backup all your favorite settings so if they mysteriously disappear in the future you can quickly get them back, see:
www.zabkat.com/blog/13Apr08.htm
Thanks for the reply. As I mentioned in my email to you, I cannot associate anything I'm doing with the missing bookmarks. Just a computer reboot can cause some of them to disappear. In addition, restoring saved registry settings does not bring them back. Also, there is no registry cleaning or other action on my part that can duplicate the problem.
However, as I posted above, filling spaces in directory names with underscores, seems to have stabilized the bookmarks and solved the problem. I will have to observe this for a longer time to be sure.
gemad9
However, as I posted above, filling spaces in directory names with underscores, seems to have stabilized the bookmarks and solved the problem. I will have to observe this for a longer time to be sure.
gemad9
this cannot be. Either you didn't save your settings when you re-entered the bookmarks (check the contents of the REG file) or you tried to "restore" the saved settings while xplorer2 was running. To use the saved REG file first quit xplorer2, then insert its contents in the registry; when you restart xplorer2 the old bookmarks should be thereIn addition, restoring saved registry settings does not bring them back
You may be right about my not saving or restoring them correctly, but that doesn't explain why, after configuring them to begin with, and hitting "Action/Save settings now", and re-booting, one or two of them disappear.nikos wrote:this cannot be. Either you didn't save your settings when you re-entered the bookmarks (check the contents of the REG file) or you tried to "restore" the saved settings while xplorer2 was running. To use the saved REG file first quit xplorer2, then insert its contents in the registry; when you restart xplorer2 the old bookmarks should be thereIn addition, restoring saved registry settings does not bring them back
In any case next time they behave in this strange manner, I will be very careful how I save and restore them. At the moment, after re-naming the directories to which they refer, filling spaces with underscores seems to have solved the problem.
I may have some clues as to the disappearing bookmarks.
I'm also suffering from the same problem. I have been using my bookmarks for months without a problem.
a few days ago, I created a new layout and deleted one of the default ones (not THE default one, but the other one that is placed automatically there by the program).
after shutting down my computer and turning it on the next day, about six of my bookmarks from the bookmark menu were gone. The toolbar keeps the buttons intact (although the icons get changed to a generic folder icon), but they get renamed to something like bookmark 10, bookmark 11, bookmark 12, etc. Clicking them takes you nowhere since the original bookmark no longer exists.
any ideas?
-- Daniel
a few days ago, I created a new layout and deleted one of the default ones (not THE default one, but the other one that is placed automatically there by the program).
after shutting down my computer and turning it on the next day, about six of my bookmarks from the bookmark menu were gone. The toolbar keeps the buttons intact (although the icons get changed to a generic folder icon), but they get renamed to something like bookmark 10, bookmark 11, bookmark 12, etc. Clicking them takes you nowhere since the original bookmark no longer exists.
any ideas?
-- Daniel