Main config FreeCommander.ini file multiple unidentified repeated entries

[Forez]

Does anyone one now, what are entries like these

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[dlgFcDeleteOperation_6_State]
[dlgFcDeleteOperation_5]

[fcSearchForm_7_State]
[fcSearchForm_9_State]

[FcDetailedViews_{8DEF49C6-DCB7-445F-B64F-F76FE297EA59}]
[FcDetailedViews_{4DB4EBF2-664D-4E48-B685-3AD84A0DA23E}]

[fcFormMultiRename_11_State]
[fcFormMultiRename_14_State]

in the FreeCommander.ini configuration file? I have dozens of them with different numbers / values - thus they seem to clutter my INI file. (A fresh FreeCommander.ini shows me 1013 lines, while my current one shows 7111

[Marek]

If you open multiple windows/dialogs of the same type (e.g. for delete dlgFcDeleteOperation) then each window save own state on closing.
I think, it is not necessary and I will change it for the next release - the state of the last closed window will be saved.
You can remove all the sections with "xxxxxx_N_State"

[FcDetailedViews_{8DEF49C6-DCB7-445F-B64F-F76FE297EA59}]
[FcDetailedViews_{4DB4EBF2-664D-4E48-B685-3AD84A0DA23E}]

I think these sections are no more created in the current version. They are section from old versions and you can remove they.

[Forez]

I also deleted multiple sections like

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[dlgFcDeleteOperation_11]
[dlgFcDeleteOperation_27_State]

[fcSearchForm_2_State]

[fcFormMultiRename_9_State]

That cut down my FreeCommander.ini file to 6293 lines

[Forez]

And can entries like

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[FcDetailedViews_{DAB77606-DEF1-49C3-8DD0-1D8A75F83CF5}]
[FcDetailedViews_{9895634F-B48E-4B74-A955-03728D7C7988}]
[FcDetailedViews_{41308FA5-4B16-412E-8ECA-41B2DDD7C6FD}]

also be safely deleted?

[Marek]

Make backup of the file and then you can delete the sections

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[FcDetailedViews_{DAB77606-DEF1-49C3-8DD0-1D8A75F83CF5}]
[FcDetailedViews_{9895634F-B48E-4B74-A955-03728D7C7988}]
[FcDetailedViews_{41308FA5-4B16-412E-8ECA-41B2DDD7C6FD}]

[Forez]

That has cut down my FreeCommander.ini file to 3243 lines


And is it then safe to assume that any section which name ends with

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_N_State]

can also be deleted - because it is some leftover from previous versions?

[Marek]

In the current and older versions the sections will be created.

If you open multiple windows/dialogs of the same type (e.g. for delete dlgFcDeleteOperation) then each window save own state on closing.
I think, it is not necessary and I will change it for the next release - the state of the last closed window will be saved.
You can remove all the sections with "xxxxxx_N_State"

You can delete the sections but new will be created, if you open multiple window of one type.

[Forez]

That has cut down my FreeCommander.ini file to 3045 lines. (And if I will close all Tabs, then it gets down to 2259)

I have looked once more into this config file and I do not see any more unjustifiably / unwantedly repeated blocks, so there there is nothing more here to be explained / cleaned. So thank you for the information