Keeping the last used projects

[Davidk]

I've observed that VS X5 usually keeps at least 4 levels of last-used project files - some of the time. But I notice that from one day to the next, that last used list can disappear, irregularly.

In another piece of software (unrelated) I use, a scan history log gets kept in a temp file, which lasts only until the next time a cleaner like Cclean goes looking for all those .tmp files and similar, to clean up all the leftovers on a machine that clutter up its HDD space and slag its performance.

Does VS X5 do something similar for the last used project files????

If vendors have to ape MS in this sort of user friendly facility, they can at least put the data in a space that's unique to the application. I've never noticed that MS was guilty of losing the last files used details - pity the copiers cannot do the same.

Davidk

[BrianCee]

In over 10 years of using VideoStudio through at least 10 different versions I have never ever lost the recent list in any version.

I thought that the the latest projects list would appear in the Windows "Recent" folder - but deleting everything in there did not remove the projects from the list under 'File' in VideoStudio . I did shut down VideoStudio completely and re-opened it and they were still there

I eventually found the list in the registry- so do you run any sort of file deleter /registry cleaner programme which deletes any files it doesn't like the look of in the registry.

without whatever is deleting that record then VideoStudio always displays my four most recently used projects.

[lata]

Hi David

Same as Brian, I have had no problems in using the latest projects listed under File.
I use a registry/system optimiser and still have no problems, the VSP’s are always available.

I have to say that if I delete the project file, then selecting it from File does indicate that the file cannot be found, the link is then removed.

If you have your projects on an external drive, make sure it is turned on before you boot VS.

[Davidk]

Hi Trevor & Brian,

Last thing first - I've never had problems finding the project files them selves, as in "open project" and navigate to them. They all get stored in a separate folder associated with the related source materials.

The Cleaner. yes, Cclean removes both the unwanted tmp and other files (there's no point in backing up or otherwise keeping junk that is just cluttering the system) and then cleans the registry (separate function choices). The point of cleaning the registry is that it checks that the various entries actually exist on the specified drive/folder, and nominates for removal those entries that have no match in the storage media. The analogy is removing from a book index the chapters and pages that are no longer between the covers. I do this because I got burned several times years ago when upgrading programs, by virtue of uninstalled leftovers in the registry that were overlooked or caused installs to skip during an upgrade: when loaded the new upgrade often wiped out. So, if VS is actually storing the last used project file details in the registry, with no matching file elsewhere, then I suppose a cleaner may well remove it.

My backup routine is to:
monthly - clean out the junk and the registry, then do a full back up the C system drive, followed by copy to an off-PC store (typically about 20Gb per month)
quarterly - clean out the junk and the registry followed by a whole of PC backup (the C drive and about 10 others containing programs and source data like picture, video clips and audio, etc). Did one of these yesterday (clean and scan) and today (back everything up), followed by copy to off-PC storage (a terabyte disk drive on a LAN). 90Gb at a time is too much to burn to DVD now. Tedious, but if needed (has been once), its all there.

So, the mystery of the on-again, off-again project files is probably explained.

Davidk

[lata]

Hi David

Well it does seem that your registry cleaner is removing the entries.
You should be able to set the scan to ignore those entries, but that’s something you will have to look into.

As I said I use an “pc optimiser” and “registry cleaner” periodically and have no problems with the VSP’s list.

[BrianCee]

perhaps you could start a Word document David containing the links to your project VSP files - then you could open the Word document and click on the link and VideoStudio will open and load your project seamlessly.