Locked tabs lost after reboot

Howdy, I set up several locked and color-coded tabs to show my boss how useful Directory Opus was; namely to lock the directory of our development software directory, several log UNC log directories, and the Windows directory that holds the "hosts" file. Locking the tabs makes it easy to get to the files in these directories.

However, this morning, after a weekend, where my computer was shutdown and then restarted, Opus opened and all of my locked tabs were gone. Is this a bug or is this an as-designed situation, i.e. Opus does not retrain locked tabs between shutdowns?

It will retain them as long as they are saved into what you then load later. That's usually the Default Lister.

Opus may be configured to update the Default Lister automatically when you close a window, or you may need to do it manually via Settings > Set As Default Lister.

You can also save tabs into Folder Tab Groups, Styles and Layouts, which will all save the locked states as well.

Hi Leo,

I see you are the source of wizdom around here. :slight_smile:

I have the same problem and would like that my Locked Tabs stay there regardless of rebooting closing all OS processes etc.

My config looks like this I have the same problem:

Now, do I have the wrong settings here or how can I preserve the tabs pls?

Use Settings > Set As Default Lister to save your tabs as the default lister (if not already done).

(For completeness: Make sure Preferences / Launching Opus / Default Lister / Update Default Lister automatically when closing a Lister is turned off, so the default doesn't get overwritten. When you do the first step, you'll be asked if you want to turn that off.)

If you want to ensure your tabs are opened even if something else asks Opus to open a window for a particular folder, also turn on these options under Preferences / Launching Opus / Explorer Replacement:

  • Open external folders in a new tab
  • Open all Default Lister tabs when opening a new window
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Thanks:
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Very handy supplementary checkbox in the bottom here. (Seems like a short way from support to development at GPSoftware. Hurray

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Thanks

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Little OT: @Leo do you type in those paths to the appropriate setting each time when posting here in the forum or do you have a copy and paste feature hidden elsewhere in DO?

Click on something in the Preferences dialog, then push Ctrl + C.

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That's it! I knew there is a secret :smirk:

I learned that about 5 years ago and it's so dang handy! :slight_smile:

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