Saving defaults to wrong folder

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squierjosh
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Saving defaults to wrong folder

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When opening and editing pictures from Folders tab within XnView...I make changes and click the save button.

First, why doesn't it just save it? Why does it default to a Save As?

Second, why doesn't it default to the folder that I JUST opened the picture from? I only noticed because it didn't ask me if I wanted to replace the file, as it should during a save as. Not noticing this, it just saved the picture to a completely random folder. Makes me wonder how many times this has happened and where my pictures are. Very frustrating.
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user0
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Re: Saving defaults to wrong folder

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looks like you messed up the settings

default settings:
- Save - CTRL+S
- Save As - CTRL+SHIFT+S
- file's folder - the default path for Save As

ps. the default format for Save As is JPG for some reason, but thats another issue
squierjosh
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Re: Saving defaults to wrong folder

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How could I mess up the settings when I didn't change any default settings?
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user0
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Re: Saving defaults to wrong folder

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no idea
delete everything and reinstall app

if you used Catalog functionality - backup it:
- XnView.db - contains tags, rating&labels, categories and other file info
- (optional) Thumb.db - contains cached thumbnails

location depends on your settings:
- app folder OR
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\XnViewMP
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