Please check the Auto save function.

CubeAce wrote on 10/2/2022, 7:21 PM

In MEP 2022 the auto save function seems to be broken.

Disabling it doesn't work, nor does changing the save time. It still does a backup every ten minutes.

This can be annoying and a hindrance. Sometimes it interferes with the mouse or if I happen to be moving a section of the program to a new position at the time of the save, the section I'm moving will not release the window when I release my left mouse click and I have to revert to using the Esc key to release the section I'm moving.

In my last working project, if I was working with altering a custom setting of a third party effect using the key editor, it crashed the program every time it saved.

Sometimes when a crash happens the program forgets where to save the new project name to even though it knows where the BAK file is. It can also lose custom preset locations on my system. It's no trouble to relocate them but an unnecessary bind.

Does anyone ever have similar problems or can confirm that the Auto save function can't be altered or disabled?

Ray.

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AAProds wrote on 10/2/2022, 8:36 PM

@CubeAce

This can be annoying and a hindrance. Sometimes it interferes with the mouse or it I happen to be moving a section of the program to a new position at the time of the save, the section I'm moving will not release the window when I release my left mouse click and I have to revert to using the Esc key to release the section I'm moving.

Ray, MEP/MMS has been doing that since at least MEP 2021. See my comment in the 2023 feedback post. I haven't investigated changing the time or disabling the autobackup.

CubeAce wrote on 10/2/2022, 9:40 PM

@AAProds

Hi Al.

I know you have suffered to some extent as well but I'm not aware of anyone trying to disable the function or alter the save time period. I'm beginning to wonder if the auto save has actually been the cause of some of my past crashes. It was just very evident on my latest project. I could stop the crash from happening by keeping an eye on the clock and switching the effects view to the import view a few seconds before the save happened. Then switching back. Very odd.

Yes it did use to work some versions back. At least it never gave me bother or need for concern so in the past never tried to change the default setting.

Ray.

johnebaker wrote on 10/3/2022, 2:07 AM

@CubeAce

Hi Ray

Cannot test with MEP 2022, however MMS 2023 auto backup functions fine.

I did not have any issues with MEP 2022, auto backups were saved in the same folder as the project MVP was saved and occurred on time. The only 'issue' I had was that the auto backup would save, on time, even though there was no editing activity, eg while making a cup of coffee and having a snack.

John EB

CubeAce wrote on 10/3/2022, 4:08 AM

@johnebaker

Hi John.

I'm not saying it doesn't work, it does not always work without incident though. The only thing about this project that was different than usual was using a 107 instances of the same plugin spread over a 48 minute plugin. Each instance being altered slightly in use. That coupled with 144 individual instances of size, position, rotation.

Never had problems with BAK files going astray. Just sometimes the the MVP file save would lode location.

Have you tried disabling the save function or changing the time interval to see if that is at least possible?

I will try in my copy of VPX 12 at some point today. .

Ray.

johnebaker wrote on 10/3/2022, 4:36 AM

@CubeAce

Hi Ray

Turning off auto-save also works.

John

CubeAce wrote on 10/3/2022, 6:23 AM

@johnebaker @AAProds

Hi John.

Stumped, I tried opening the project again and turning off the auto save before I started editing as opposed to after working on the project for over a half hour. The auto save stayed off. Maybe I just overloaded my system at that point previously. I'm not sure.

Most of my projects, even complex ones, load in under ten seconds. They exit almost immediately. This one though is somewhat different.

I used my camera (with the wrong settings) to record the following as I didn't want a screen recording to interfere with the results.

There is no excessive use of memory showing, nor disk activity, but still it takes that amount of time each time I load or exit the project. I think it is just the massive amount of instruction sets on this one that has caused problems. Hopefully then, this project has been an exception.

Thanks for checking.

Ray.