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hadih26673991
Inspiring
November 22, 2019
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Save FrameMaker preferences permanently

  • November 22, 2019
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How can I tell FrameMaker to remember the changes in preferences permanently. For instance, I would like FM not to take automatic backup on save or create Lock File on Network. Now, each time I open FM, I have to set these options under preferences but as soon as FM is closed or crashes the options are back to original.

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Correct answer Winfried Reng

Hi,

 

Where are your preferences stored?

Mine are here:

c:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\FrameMaker\15\maker.ini

Can you check which file is changed, when you change something in your preferences?

There is also another maker.ini file here:

c:\Users\122REW49\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\FrameMaker\15\maker.ini

 

Possibly yours are in a directory where you do not have write permissions without administrator privileges.

 

Best regards

 

Winfried

2 replies

Klaus Göbel
Legend
November 22, 2019

Additionally to Winfrieds questions:

- what's your operating system

- are you working on a virtual machine?

- whats the modification date of your user maker.ini?

 

Winfried RengCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
November 22, 2019

Hi,

 

Where are your preferences stored?

Mine are here:

c:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\FrameMaker\15\maker.ini

Can you check which file is changed, when you change something in your preferences?

There is also another maker.ini file here:

c:\Users\122REW49\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\FrameMaker\15\maker.ini

 

Possibly yours are in a directory where you do not have write permissions without administrator privileges.

 

Best regards

 

Winfried

hadih26673991
Inspiring
November 22, 2019

Thank you. Once, I ran Framemaker as administrator and did the changes, it is saved permanently. So, yes I did not have write permission!