Restart after "out of string space" error trashes latest state

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cueop
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Restart after "out of string space" error trashes latest state

Post by cueop »

I tried rolling back from a large delete (400+ files), and got an error "out of string space".

Acknowledged the prompt, then closed and restarted xyplorer. On restart, xyplorer reverted to what looks like a fresh install - screen position lost, all tabs lost, various config options lost etc.

Easy enough to fix since I have a daily overnight backup, so I simply restored the complete xyplorer folder.

My views are:
- if a major exception is thrown, should xyplorer immediately inhibit "save settings on exit"? (Yes, I know there is an option to exit without saving, but remembering that option given the *very* rare need to use it...)
- After the exception is acknowledged, should xyplorer exit rather than continuing use of the potentially corrupted current session?

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Re: Restart after "out of string space" error trashes latest state

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... got an error "out of string space". Did the app crash after that message?

cueop
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Re: Restart after "out of string space" error trashes latest state

Post by cueop »

You know, I simply don't remember whether the application closed on acknowledging the prompt, or whether it stayed running and I deliberately closed it. The attention grabber was on restart when everything had reset to default.

Sorry.

(My memory is excellent. It is just very, very short :kidding: )

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Re: Restart after "out of string space" error trashes latest state

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:biggrin: Take a picture next time.

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