It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry.

Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else.

Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed..

The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common.

Tony

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 06:33, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?

i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?

Thanks

Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device

-------- Original message --------

From: Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...>

Date: 10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

I meant some programs let you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option, something like that.

I very much doubt Mach4 does this,

If the list does wind up in the registry, what you can do is delete all of the files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you then open that file in the future it will ask if you want to replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the list.

Oh, and before I said to search for 'Values' in the registry, should have said 'Data'.

Tony

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 09:37, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

what is this "occasional program" and where do i get it?

On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote:

It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry.

Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else.

Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed..

The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common.

Tony

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 06:33, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?

right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to get rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand the fat that some people might want to keep files from external sources in the list but what about those who want to get rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear the whole cache.

On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John McGovern via groups.io wrote:

Thanks

Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device

-------- Original message --------

From: Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...>

Date: 10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

I meant some programs let you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option, something like that.

I very much doubt Mach4 does this,

If the list does wind up in the registry, what you can do is delete all of the files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you then open that file in the future it will ask if you want to replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the list.

Oh, and before I said to search for 'Values' in the registry, should have said 'Data'.

Tony

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 09:37, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

what is this "occasional program" and where do i get it?

On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote:

It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry.

Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else.

Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed..

The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common.

Tony

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 06:33, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?

?

and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list is bullshit without the ability to edit it.

right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to get rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand the fat that some people might want to keep files from external sources in the list but what about those who want to get rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear the whole cache.

On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John McGovern via groups.io wrote:

Thanks

?

?

?

Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device

?

?

-------- Original message --------

From: Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...>

Date: 10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

I meant some programs let you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option, something like that.

?

I very much doubt Mach4 does this,

?

If the list does wind up in the registry, what you can do is delete all of the files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you then open that file in the future it will ask if you want to replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the list.

?

Oh, and before I said to search for 'Values' in the registry, should have said 'Data'.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 09:37, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

what is this "occasional program" and where do i get it?

On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote:

It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry.

?

Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else.

?

Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed..

?

The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 06:33, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?

?

What secret?? No-one cares.

?

I’ve put MRU lists into just about everything I’ve ever written, and never once put in an option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became the big new thing, lol.

?

People only care when you don’t want your wife to see the “special interest” videos you’ve been watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in basket weaving.

?

Not surprised the MRU isn’t in the registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS days.? Given that as before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The modified date should be recent as it’ll be edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little script to modify that, who knows.

?

Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s tacked onto the machine settings file.

?

File a request with the Mach devs, nothing will happen but anyway.

?

Tony

?

?

?

?

and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list is bullshit without the ability to edit it.

right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to get rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand the fat that some people might want to keep files from external sources in the list but what about those who want to get rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear the whole cache.

On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John McGovern via groups.io wrote:

Thanks

?

?

?

Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device

?

?

-------- Original message --------

From: Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...>

Date: 10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

I meant some programs let you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option, something like that.

?

I very much doubt Mach4 does this,

?

If the list does wind up in the registry, what you can do is delete all of the files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you then open that file in the future it will ask if you want to replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the list.

?

Oh, and before I said to search for 'Values' in the registry, should have said 'Data'.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 09:37, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

what is this "occasional program" and where do i get it?

On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote:

It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry.

?

Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else.

?

Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed..

?

The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 06:33, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?

What secret?? No-one cares.

?

I’ve put MRU lists into just about everything I’ve ever written, and never once put in an option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became the big new thing, lol.

?

People only care when you don’t want your wife to see the “special interest” videos you’ve been watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in basket weaving.

?

Not surprised the MRU isn’t in the registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS days.? Given that as before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The modified date should be recent as it’ll be edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little script to modify that, who knows.

?

Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s tacked onto the machine settings file.

?

File a request with the Mach devs, nothing will happen but anyway.

?

Tony

?

?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of spencer@...
Sent: Thursday, 21 October 2021 12:52 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list is bullshit without the ability to edit it.

On 10/20/2021 6:46 PM, spencer@... wrote:

right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to get rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand the fat that some people might want to keep files from external sources in the list but what about those who want to get rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear the whole cache.

On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John McGovern via groups.io wrote:

Thanks

?

?

?

Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device

?

?

-------- Original message --------

From: Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...>

Date: 10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

I meant some programs let you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option, something like that.

?

I very much doubt Mach4 does this,

?

If the list does wind up in the registry, what you can do is delete all of the files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you then open that file in the future it will ask if you want to replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the list.

?

Oh, and before I said to search for 'Values' in the registry, should have said 'Data'.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 09:37, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

what is this "occasional program" and where do i get it?

On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote:

It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry.

?

Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else.

?

Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed..

?

The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 06:33, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?

It’s in the Machine.ini file in your profile folder under C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tony Smith
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 10:12 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

What secret?? No-one cares.

?

I’ve put MRU lists into just about everything I’ve ever written, and never once put in an option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became the big new thing, lol.

?

People only care when you don’t want your wife to see the “special interest” videos you’ve been watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in basket weaving.

?

Not surprised the MRU isn’t in the registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS days.? Given that as before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The modified date should be recent as it’ll be edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little script to modify that, who knows.

?

Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s tacked onto the machine settings file.

?

File a request with the Mach devs, nothing will happen but anyway.

?

Tony

?

?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of spencer@...
Sent: Thursday, 21 October 2021 12:52 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list is bullshit without the ability to edit it.

On 10/20/2021 6:46 PM, spencer@... wrote:

right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to get rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand the fat that some people might want to keep files from external sources in the list but what about those who want to get rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear the whole cache.

On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John McGovern via groups.io wrote:

Thanks

?

?

?

Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device

?

?

-------- Original message --------

From: Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...>

Date: 10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

I meant some programs let you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option, something like that.

?

I very much doubt Mach4 does this,

?

If the list does wind up in the registry, what you can do is delete all of the files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you then open that file in the future it will ask if you want to replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the list.

?

Oh, and before I said to search for 'Values' in the registry, should have said 'Data'.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 09:37, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

what is this "occasional program" and where do i get it?

On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote:

It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry.

?

Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else.

?

Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed..

?

The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 06:33, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?

?

It’s in the Machine.ini file in your profile folder under C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles

?

?

What secret?? No-one cares.

?

I’ve put MRU lists into just about everything I’ve ever written, and never once put in an option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became the big new thing, lol.

?

People only care when you don’t want your wife to see the “special interest” videos you’ve been watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in basket weaving.

?

Not surprised the MRU isn’t in the registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS days.? Given that as before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The modified date should be recent as it’ll be edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little script to modify that, who knows.

?

Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s tacked onto the machine settings file.

?

File a request with the Mach devs, nothing will happen but anyway.

?

Tony

?

?

?

?

and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list is bullshit without the ability to edit it.

right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to get rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand the fat that some people might want to keep files from external sources in the list but what about those who want to get rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear the whole cache.

On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John McGovern via groups.io wrote:

Thanks

?

?

?

Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device

?

?

-------- Original message --------

From: Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...>

Date: 10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

I meant some programs let you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option, something like that.

?

I very much doubt Mach4 does this,

?

If the list does wind up in the registry, what you can do is delete all of the files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you then open that file in the future it will ask if you want to replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the list.

?

Oh, and before I said to search for 'Values' in the registry, should have said 'Data'.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 09:37, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

what is this "occasional program" and where do i get it?

On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote:

It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry.

?

Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else.

?

Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed..

?

The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 06:33, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?

?

thanks for someone finally answering this.

It’s in the Machine.ini file in your profile folder under C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tony Smith
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 10:12 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

What secret?? No-one cares.

?

I’ve put MRU lists into just about everything I’ve ever written, and never once put in an option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became the big new thing, lol.

?

People only care when you don’t want your wife to see the “special interest” videos you’ve been watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in basket weaving.

?

Not surprised the MRU isn’t in the registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS days.? Given that as before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The modified date should be recent as it’ll be edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little script to modify that, who knows.

?

Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s tacked onto the machine settings file.

?

File a request with the Mach devs, nothing will happen but anyway.

?

Tony

?

?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of spencer@...
Sent: Thursday, 21 October 2021 12:52 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list is bullshit without the ability to edit it.

On 10/20/2021 6:46 PM, spencer@... wrote:

right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to get rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand the fat that some people might want to keep files from external sources in the list but what about those who want to get rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear the whole cache.

On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John McGovern via groups.io wrote:

Thanks

?

?

?

Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device

?

?

-------- Original message --------

From: Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...>

Date: 10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

I meant some programs let you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option, something like that.

?

I very much doubt Mach4 does this,

?

If the list does wind up in the registry, what you can do is delete all of the files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you then open that file in the future it will ask if you want to replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the list.

?

Oh, and before I said to search for 'Values' in the registry, should have said 'Data'.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 09:37, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

what is this "occasional program" and where do i get it?

On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote:

It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry.

?

Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else.

?

Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed..

?

The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 06:33, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?

Apparently invisible on Spencers PC.

?

Someone should tell the Mach devs about how this new-fangled Windows stuff is supposed to work.? I mean it’s only been about 30 years.

?

Tony

?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Andy Wander
Sent: Thursday, 21 October 2021 1:23 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

It’s in the Machine.ini file in your profile folder under C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tony Smith
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 10:12 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

What secret?? No-one cares.

?

I’ve put MRU lists into just about everything I’ve ever written, and never once put in an option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became the big new thing, lol.

?

People only care when you don’t want your wife to see the “special interest” videos you’ve been watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in basket weaving.

?

Not surprised the MRU isn’t in the registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS days.? Given that as before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The modified date should be recent as it’ll be edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little script to modify that, who knows.

?

Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s tacked onto the machine settings file.

?

File a request with the Mach devs, nothing will happen but anyway.

?

Tony

?

?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of spencer@...
Sent: Thursday, 21 October 2021 12:52 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list is bullshit without the ability to edit it.

On 10/20/2021 6:46 PM, spencer@... wrote:

right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to get rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand the fat that some people might want to keep files from external sources in the list but what about those who want to get rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear the whole cache.

On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John McGovern via groups.io wrote:

Thanks

?

?

?

Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device

?

?

-------- Original message --------

From: Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...>

Date: 10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

I meant some programs let you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option, something like that.

?

I very much doubt Mach4 does this,

?

If the list does wind up in the registry, what you can do is delete all of the files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you then open that file in the future it will ask if you want to replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the list.

?

Oh, and before I said to search for 'Values' in the registry, should have said 'Data'.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 09:37, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

what is this "occasional program" and where do i get it?

On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote:

It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry.

?

Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else.

?

Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed..

?

The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 06:33, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?

I no longer even run Mach3, didn’t care much for Mach4.

?

Even then I had a fair idea of where it would be, but apparently you needed spoon feeding rather than “either registry or file in Mach4 folder”.

?

Ah well.

?

Tony

?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of spencer@...
Sent: Thursday, 21 October 2021 1:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

thanks for someone finally answering this.

On 10/20/2021 7:23 PM, Andy Wander wrote:

It’s in the Machine.ini file in your profile folder under C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tony Smith
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 10:12 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

What secret?? No-one cares.

?

I’ve put MRU lists into just about everything I’ve ever written, and never once put in an option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became the big new thing, lol.

?

People only care when you don’t want your wife to see the “special interest” videos you’ve been watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in basket weaving.

?

Not surprised the MRU isn’t in the registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS days.? Given that as before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The modified date should be recent as it’ll be edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little script to modify that, who knows.

?

Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s tacked onto the machine settings file.

?

File a request with the Mach devs, nothing will happen but anyway.

?

Tony

?

?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of spencer@...
Sent: Thursday, 21 October 2021 12:52 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list is bullshit without the ability to edit it.

On 10/20/2021 6:46 PM, spencer@... wrote:

right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to get rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand the fat that some people might want to keep files from external sources in the list but what about those who want to get rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear the whole cache.

On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John McGovern via groups.io wrote:

Thanks

?

?

?

Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device

?

?

-------- Original message --------

From: Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...>

Date: 10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

I meant some programs let you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option, something like that.

?

I very much doubt Mach4 does this,

?

If the list does wind up in the registry, what you can do is delete all of the files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you then open that file in the future it will ask if you want to replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the list.

?

Oh, and before I said to search for 'Values' in the registry, should have said 'Data'.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 09:37, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

what is this "occasional program" and where do i get it?

On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote:

It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry.

?

Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else.

?

Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed..

?

The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 06:33, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?

Of course it's not a good place, as I said the Mach devs are pretty clueless about how to organise things under Windows.

Programs like Mach4 are the answer to "Why is Windows security so shit?".

Tony

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 15:07, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

i have never had to find the location of mru file list because most apps i have used offer the option of deleting an entry if it is not found. it is in machine.ini which does not seem like a good place.

On 10/20/2021 7:57 PM, Tony Smith wrote:

Apparently invisible on Spencers PC.

?

Someone should tell the Mach devs about how this new-fangled Windows stuff is supposed to work.? I mean it’s only been about 30 years.

?

Tony

?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Andy Wander
Sent: Thursday, 21 October 2021 1:23 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

It’s in the Machine.ini file in your profile folder under C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tony Smith
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 10:12 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

What secret?? No-one cares.

?

I’ve put MRU lists into just about everything I’ve ever written, and never once put in an option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became the big new thing, lol.

?

People only care when you don’t want your wife to see the “special interest” videos you’ve been watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in basket weaving.

?

Not surprised the MRU isn’t in the registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS days.? Given that as before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The modified date should be recent as it’ll be edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little script to modify that, who knows.

?

Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s tacked onto the machine settings file.

?

File a request with the Mach devs, nothing will happen but anyway.

?

Tony

?

?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of spencer@...
Sent: Thursday, 21 October 2021 12:52 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list is bullshit without the ability to edit it.

On 10/20/2021 6:46 PM, spencer@... wrote:

right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to get rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand the fat that some people might want to keep files from external sources in the list but what about those who want to get rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear the whole cache.

On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John McGovern via wrote:

Thanks

?

?

?

Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device

?

?

-------- Original message --------

From: Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...>

Date: 10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

I meant some programs let you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option, something like that.

?

I very much doubt Mach4 does this,

?

If the list does wind up in the registry, what you can do is delete all of the files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you then open that file in the future it will ask if you want to replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the list.

?

Oh, and before I said to search for 'Values' in the registry, should have said 'Data'.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 09:37, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

what is this "occasional program" and where do i get it?

On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote:

It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry.

?

Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else.

?

Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed..

?

The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 06:33, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?

??? ??? is anyone forcing you guys to use Mach ?

??? ??? animal

Of course it's not a good place, as I said the Mach devs are pretty clueless about how to organise things under Windows.

Programs like Mach4 are the answer to "Why is Windows security so shit?".

Tony

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 15:07, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

i have never had to find the location of mru file list because most apps i have used offer the option of deleting an entry if it is not found. it is in machine.ini which does not seem like a good place.

On 10/20/2021 7:57 PM, Tony Smith wrote:

Apparently invisible on Spencers PC.

?

Someone should tell the Mach devs about how this new-fangled Windows stuff is supposed to work.? I mean it’s only been about 30 years.

?

Tony

?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Andy Wander
Sent: Thursday, 21 October 2021 1:23 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

It’s in the Machine.ini file in your profile folder under C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tony Smith
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 10:12 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

What secret?? No-one cares.

?

I’ve put MRU lists into just about everything I’ve ever written, and never once put in an option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became the big new thing, lol.

?

People only care when you don’t want your wife to see the “special interest” videos you’ve been watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in basket weaving.

?

Not surprised the MRU isn’t in the registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS days.? Given that as before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The modified date should be recent as it’ll be edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little script to modify that, who knows.

?

Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s tacked onto the machine settings file.

?

File a request with the Mach devs, nothing will happen but anyway.

?

Tony

?

?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of spencer@...
Sent: Thursday, 21 October 2021 12:52 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list is bullshit without the ability to edit it.

On 10/20/2021 6:46 PM, spencer@... wrote:

right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to get rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand the fat that some people might want to keep files from external sources in the list but what about those who want to get rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear the whole cache.

On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John McGovern via wrote:

Thanks

?

?

?

Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device

?

?

-------- Original message --------

From: Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...>

Date: 10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files

?

I meant some programs let you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option, something like that.

?

I very much doubt Mach4 does this,

?

If the list does wind up in the registry, what you can do is delete all of the files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you then open that file in the future it will ask if you want to replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the list.

?

Oh, and before I said to search for 'Values' in the registry, should have said 'Data'.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 09:37, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

what is this "occasional program" and where do i get it?

On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote:

It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry.

?

Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else.

?

Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed..

?

The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common.

?

Tony

?

?

On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 06:33, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:

i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?