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alpaco
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Recent Files List Saving

Post by alpaco »

We have different projects which involve a number of documents (approx. 30-40) each.
Is it possible to store the "Recent Files" list with this document and reopen it at a later time?
Where is the "Recent Files" List saved?

Thanks!
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Stefan - PDF-XChange
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Re: Recent Files List Saving

Post by Stefan - PDF-XChange »

Hello alpaco,

Welcome to our forums.
It's not currently possible to save such recent files lists as external files.
As for where this list is stored - most likely in the %APPDATA%\Tracker Software\PDFXEditor\3.0\History.dat file.

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Stefan
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Re: Recent Files List Saving

Post by Willy Van Nuffel »

For PDF-XChange Editor, the list with recent files is stored in a file:
%appdata%\Tracker Software\PDFXEditor\3.0\History.dat

One solution may be to build up a first list of files (by opening them one after another), then closing the Editor and make a backup/copy of the History.dat and then delete the original. Start Editor at new, and build up a second list. Close Editor and make a backup/copy of the History.dat (with a new name and/or to another folder), and then again delete the original.
Each time you need one of the lists, you can restore it to its original location and then start the Editor.

A more simple solution would be to store each range of documents in a separate folder.
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For PDF-XChange Viewer, the list with recent files is stored in the Windows Registry at:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Tracker Software\PDFViewer\Documents\LastOpened
each document has its own subkey: 0001, 0002, 0003, ...
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Will - Tracker Supp
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Re: Recent Files List Saving

Post by Will - Tracker Supp »

Thanks for your help, Willy :D
If posting files to this forum, you must archive the files to a ZIP, RAR or 7z file or they will not be uploaded.
Thank you.

Best regards

Will Travaglini
Tracker Support (Europe)
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