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Re: saved files

John McGovern
 

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-------- Original message --------
From: Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...>
Date: 10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

I meant some programs let you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option, something like that.

I very much doubt Mach4 does this,

If the list does wind up in the registry, what you can do is delete all of the files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you then open that file in the future it will ask if you want to replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the list.

Oh, and before I said to search for 'Values' in the registry, should have said 'Data'.

Tony


On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 09:37, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

what is this "occasional program" and where do i get it?

On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote:
It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry.

Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else.

Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed..

The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common.

Tony


On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 06:33, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:
i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?
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