It doesn't keep settings. With each run the app restores to its default settings.
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I'm having the same issue.
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CyberSimon.us
Ok, I tried it before and it didn't save. But I tried a fresh install and now it does. Not sure what's up.
Please provide complete details including "system details (OS version, 32 vs 64-bit), install path, new vs upgrade, etc." Also please mention the specific steps and the specific settings to exactly reproduce from a fresh install that are not saved. Some are in the INI some in the REG.
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It's still not saving. All settings saved to HWiNFO64.INI getting lost after an app restart, e. g. starting with sensors-only instead of full. After setting the start mode to sensors-only, starting the app and closing it, it creates a HWiNFO64.INI with the correct settings. Now if I start the app again, the HWiNFO64.INI is removed and a "PortableApps.comLauncherRuntimeData-HWiNFOPortable.ini" is created instead, with the settings are not present there.
That's a different file. That's the launcher's runtime data file. Nothing of your data is contained in it.
Oddly, looking into this gave me a lead to something I overlooked on the data loss front though...
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Here is what I observed: When I start the application, it gets copied to and launched from the following directory: "C:\Program Files\HWiNFOPortableTemp". When I then set the startup mode and the theme, the "HWiNFO64.INI" config file is created in the same directory, containing the settings I just configured. In this case, "Theme=1" and "SensorsOnly=1".
When I close the application, the directory "C:\Program Files\HWiNFOPortableTemp" along with all its contents is completely deleted. A "HWiNFO64.INI" config file which contains the correct settings appears under "PortableApps\HWiNFOPortable\Data", so I assume it gets copied to this location prior to deletion.
If I now start the application again, the "HWiNFO64.INI" file in the directory "PortableApps\HWiNFOPortable\Data" is deleted, but it does not reappear under "C:\Program Files\HWiNFOPortableTemp". At this point, the settings are lost.
Presumably, the "HWiNFO64.INI" file should be copied back and forth between the directories "PortableApps\HWiNFOPortable\Data" and "C:\Program Files\HWiNFOPortableTemp", but this only works in one direction at the moment.
Version 8.46.5960 still cannot save settings
I haven't had time to work on the changes yet. Then I need to send them to the publisher for the next version.
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