i have never had to find the location of mru file list because most
apps i have used offer the option of deleting an entry if it is not
found. it is in machine.ini which does not seem like a good place.
On 10/20/2021 7:57 PM, Tony Smith
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Apparently
invisible on Spencers PC.
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Someone
should tell the Mach devs about how this new-fangled Windows
stuff is supposed to work.? I mean it¡¯s only been about 30
years.
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Tony
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It¡¯s
in the Machine.ini file in your profile folder under
C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles
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What secret?? No-one cares.
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I¡¯ve put MRU lists into just about
everything I¡¯ve ever written, and never once put in an option
to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a very low
priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became the big new
thing, lol.
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People only care when you don¡¯t want your
wife to see the ¡°special interest¡± videos you¡¯ve been
watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in basket
weaving.
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Not surprised the MRU isn¡¯t in the
registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS days.?
Given that as before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder,
there will be some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?) that
has the list.? The modified date should be recent as it¡¯ll be
edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you can write a
little script to modify that, who knows.
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Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if it¡¯s tacked onto
the machine settings file.
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File a request with the Mach devs, nothing
will happen but anyway.
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Tony
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and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list is
bullshit without the ability to edit it.
right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in the
registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to get rid
of this garbage if they want to. i understand the fat that
some people might want to keep files from external sources
in the list but what about those who want to get rid of the
garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear
the whole cache.
On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John McGovern
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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'.
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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.
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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 ?
