Doesn't save folder shortcuts

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pawelg
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Doesn't save folder shortcuts

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Far Manager v3.0 build 2761 x86
Windows XP SP3, Polish, admin rights
Doesn't store "folder shortcuts". Neither when settings are saved manually (Shift-F9) nor automatically (when
appropriate option is set). The other setings are stored correct, only "folder shortcuts" list is empty after
FAR restart. In previous (1.75) version all works normal.
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Re: Doesn't save folder shortcuts

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can't reproduce.
can you execute following commands from far command line
cd %FARLOCALPROFILE%
dir

and send its output ?
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Re: Doesn't save folder shortcuts

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Here You are:

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09.07.12  23:00             1 024 history.db
09.07.12  23:08            32 768 history.db-shm
09.07.12  23:08           219 064 history.db-wal
09.07.12  23:00             1 024 plugincache.db
09.07.12  23:08            32 768 plugincache.db-shm
09.07.12  23:08           461 152 plugincache.db-wal
09.07.12  23:00             7 168 shortcuts.db
               7 files            754 968 bytes
The same problem on 2-nd PC: Win 7/x64 Enterprise. On both I have Far 1.75 and 3.
If "shortcuts.db" is file with "folder shortcuts" - it looks to be untouched since first run
(looking at modification time).
I made another try:
1) create some shortcuts, they work and are on list (F9|Commands|Folder shortcuts)
2) rename "shortcuts.db" to "shortcuts.d"
3) save config (Shift-F9) - new "shortcuts.db" doesn't appear
4) quit Far 3.0
5) start Far, there is new "shortcuts.db", byte-to-byte identical to old one ("shortcuts.d"), and
folder shortcuts list is empty again.
I checked for another copy of "shortcuts.db" in "Documents and Settings" - none found.
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Re: Doesn't save folder shortcuts

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ok. try to exclude plugins/macros - start far3 with following parameters: 'far /p /m'
is anything changed ?
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Re: Doesn't save folder shortcuts

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Nothing changed (except inaccessible plug-ins) :-(
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Re: Doesn't save folder shortcuts

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lets try with clean configuration...
1) download latest far3 build archive http://www.farmanager.com/nightly/Far30 ... 0120710.7z
2) unpack it into new directory
3) create far.exe.ini (near far.exe)

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[General]
UseSystemProfiles=0
4) try to start far and play with shortcuts
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Re: Doesn't save folder shortcuts

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It works (on the first PC, 2nd I will check at home)!
Thank You VERY much.
Where was the problem? Bug in previous (2761) build?
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Re: Doesn't save folder shortcuts

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I do not know.
Nothing was changed about shortcuts since 2671.
I suspect your configuration problem, but again do not know what exactly...
Your far configuration files was recreated from scratch in <new far directory>\Profile.
If you can send me your old configuration files (far.exe.ini, previous %FARPROFILE%\*.db %FARLOCALPROFILE%\*.db)
I'll try to figure out the cause...
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Re: Doesn't save folder shortcuts

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On the 2nd PC I made simplest solution: overwrote build 2761 with build 2764.
No "/p /m", no far.exe.ini... but it works ok!
Also - problem is resolved.
Thanks again!

BTW
Has FAR developers any plans to port it to Linux/Android?
There is Midnight Commander, but FAR is much better.
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Re: Doesn't save folder shortcuts

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pawelg wrote:Has FAR developers any plans to port it to Linux/Android?
One does not simply port FAR Manager to *NIX.
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Re: Doesn't save folder shortcuts

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pawelg
1) You are right the was build 2761 problem... (still do not understand why)
2) Shortly - No, far is deep win32 api based application (however it is possible to run it under wine)
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Re: Doesn't save folder shortcuts

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2useven10 wrote: 1) You are right the was build 2761 problem... (still do not understand why)
This is exactly my "luck" - after several years I decided to move from 1.xx to newer generation,
and I hit at once the buggy build :laugh:
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