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by StewCam
29 Jul 2021 07:25
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: How to exclude extension from custom file association
Replies: 7
Views: 652

Re: How to exclude extension from custom file association

@RalphM - thanks for the suggestion but it seems that *;!xyz does not work (* overrides !).
@jupe - thanks also for proposed workaround - I will try with a script.
by StewCam
29 Jul 2021 04:13
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: How to exclude extension from custom file association
Replies: 7
Views: 652

How to exclude extension from custom file association

I have a couple of custom file associations which I use to encrypt and decrypt any file. After encryption the file extension changes to .xyz but the encrypt option still shows up in the custom menu. Is it possible to exclude .xyz from the encrypt option so that it does not show up on encrypted files...
by StewCam
31 May 2020 05:39
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: Ini file reset on portable
Replies: 2
Views: 633

Re: Ini file reset on portable

OK I found data loss with another program on the stick. Turns out there were some errors on the stick, so nothing to do with XYPlorer per se.

A good reminder to keep a backup of xyplorer.ini.
by StewCam
30 May 2020 01:16
Forum: Bug Reports
Topic: Ini file reset on portable
Replies: 2
Views: 633

Ini file reset on portable

Have been running Xyplorer as portable since 2008. Today for the first time ever I found that xyplorer.ini had been reset. This led to Xyplorer starting up unlicensed and minimised to a tiny window. No idea why this happened, although I did close Xyplorer on a random crash yesterday. Not likely to b...
by StewCam
01 Jun 2013 07:31
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: Bypassed tree
Replies: 2
Views: 831

Re: Bypassed tree

Thanks, you set me on the right track. It was not the option to Show hidden files and folders (already ticked) but the one below - Show System files and folders.
by StewCam
01 Jun 2013 04:28
Forum: Tips & Tricks, Questions & Answers
Topic: Bypassed tree
Replies: 2
Views: 831

Bypassed tree

I like to have the tree and list synced. However when browsing certain folders the syncing is lost and the tree is grayed out. For example, this occurs when browsing C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. I note that this behaviour is described in the help file under Tree but I cannot...