"Save as - Dialogue" - last visted is empty

[Peter2]

The dialogue for "Save as ...." has on the left side the standard-Windows-bar with "Computer / Desktop / Last visited / ...". For me (Win 7 x64, XnView 2.13) the list for "Last visited" is always empty..

Bug or wrong settings?

Peter

[XnTriq]

Bug or wrong settings?

Is Purge 'Most Recently Used Files & Directories' on exit (Tools » Options... » Interface » Interface » Recent lists) activated?

[Peter2]

Is Purge 'Most Recently Used Files & Directories' on exit (Tools » Options... » Interface » Interface » Recent lists) activated?

No, it is not active.

Peter

[XnTriq]

Did you find a solution, Peter?

• Windows 7: Recent Items - Enable or Disable

[Peter2]

Did you find a solution, Peter?

• How to Enable or Disable Recent Items in Windows 7

Hi XnTriq
no solution at the moment. I tried the way you linked, but this is only for start-menu.

Peter

[cday]

no solution at the moment...

Is your XnView copy installed or the zip version?

[Peter2]

Is your XnView copy installed or the zip version?

Installed - every update.

Peter

[cday]

Installed - every update.

No problem with XnView installed on my Windows 7 x64 run from a User account, File > Save As... > Recent Places populated...

Have you tried uninstalling and then re-installing XnView? Yes, basic, I know...

[Peter2]

...Have you tried uninstalling and then re-installing XnView? Yes, basic, I know...

I just tried, removed all INIs - just the same.

But maybe we talk about different things?

xnview_recent-files.png

Peter

[cday]

But maybe we talk about different things?

Recent_Places.png

I don't think so, and my limited German translates 'Zuletzt besucht' as 'last visit', which is similar to 'Recent Places' although singular I think...

[xnview]

...Have you tried uninstalling and then re-installing XnView? Yes, basic, I know...

I just tried, removed all INIs - just the same.

it's not a problem of XnView but a setting of your windows

[Peter2]

it's not a problem of XnView but a setting of your windows

Pierre, do you know where to find?

Peter

[XnTriq]

it's not a problem of XnView but a setting of your windows

I've moved the topic moved from General Support to Miscellaneous.

@Peter: Have you tried disabling & re-activating Recent Places? How about resetting Favorites?

• Windows 7 Forums
  • "Recent Places" always empty
• Microsoft Community:
  • windows recent places is always empty
    • Recent.zip
• Leo's Random Stuff
  • Change Places Bar Locations for File Dialog Boxes in Windows 7
• Sarav Blog
  • Customize Places Bar when you open Save As option in Windows 7

[Peter2]

Hi

thanks to all for the lot of contributions. It seem to be a problem of Win7 that there is mixture/confusion between "Task bar" and "Recent places" and so many way to change something (gpedit, registry, context menu, main menu, ...)

At last, I could solve it on this way:

The simplest test, leaving aside the possibility of a corrupted registry, is to simply right click on the Task bar, click on 'Properties', select the Start Menu tab, and check and if necessary enable the two 'Privacy' checkboxes 'Store,,,' and 'Store...'

As said above, these options talk about "Start menu" and "Task bar" and not about "Recent places" - but it solves the problem.

Have a fine day.

Peter

[XnTriq]

Screenshots courtesy of our compadre cday…

Recent_Places.png

… and from the blog entry I linked to in one of my previous posts:

EXAMPLE: Recent Items Enabled and Disable
NOTE: When disabled, you will notice the the Store and display recently opened items in the Start Menu and tasbar option is grayed out it Start Menu Properties.

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