XYplorer Beta Club

I have a Pro license. I just upgraded from version 15 and all my settings were lost. I know it is a long time to go without updating. Is there a way to upgrade without losing my settings?

It depends a bit on the settings but generally XYplorer attempts the best possible upgrade from ANY previous version. If you send me your settings by email I can see what went wrong.

How do I email you?

By settings I wasn't referring to the configuration options. I haven't checked those yet. I'm referring to the layout of panels, tabs and catalogs.

Well, drag some splitters and you're back in business...

All the tabs and catalogs are missing.

Here's an idea: Use the freezer and go upwards step by step:

https://www.xyplorer.com/freezer.php

Not every step of course. Start in the middle, and repeat in the lower or upper half depending on the success.

My old brain finally remembered I had a similar issue the last time I updated several years ago. I found my notes which say to delete "startup.ini" after upgrading. That took care of my issue. I keep the data and executable in the same folder.

I'm surprised you still store your files in two locations. For me that negates one of the benefits of having a portable application.

Your home page says

XYplorer is a portable file manager. It doesn’t require any installation, stores all configuration data in the application data folder, and running it doesn’t change your system or registry. Take it with you and start it from a USB stick.

Why doesn't my install work that way? Why does it default to having configuration data in another location after upgrading?

XYplorer comes in two flavors:
* an installer that installs the app like a regular installed program and writes settings to %AppData%
* and a portable zip/rar archive.The portable archives are portable.

Download the portable one from here. https://www.xyplorer.com/download.php

If you really want to make sure XY remains portable no matter what, make a file "Startup.ini" in XYplorer's application folder with this content:

SammaySarkar wrote: ↑27 Feb 2019 06:42 XYplorer comes in two flavors:

I got the impression from the wording on the home page that there was only a portable version now.

Also, on the download page, the description under the installer says it is portable.

If you really want to make sure XY remains portable no matter what, make a file "Startup.ini" in XYplorer's application folder with this content:

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[AppData]
Path=./Data

Good idea.

Thanks.