[Dx4win] What would be the correct procedure?

[Kostas SV1DPI]

The only time dx4win crashes (really don't but I get the message you 
say) I have found so far is when I have as save directory a dropbox or 
onedrive kind of directory. As you say the save directory is the default 
which I suppose is something like C:\dx4win\save and not inside the 
program folders. Do you use the secondary (backup) directory? You will 
find it under file>preferences>QSO tab. Is this directory in onedrive, etc?

73 Kostas SV1DPI

Στις 26/5/2026 2:33 μ.μ., ο/η Luciano de la Rosa έγραψε:
> Hello Kostas, thanks for responding.
> I have the .DXL file located in the SAVE folder, in fact when I close 
> the program the EA8AM.DXL file is updated, both the one in the SAVE 
> folder and the second copy that I make on a pendrive that is always 
> connected to the laptop.
> The problem is that I don't know why DX4WIN closed unexpectedly and 
> when I opened it it told me if I wanted to rename the file, I said yes 
> and gave it another name, but when I opened it it had not recorded 3 
> QSOs that I had entered just before DX4WIN was closed, so I commented 
> that maybe it was my fault that I did not do the procedure correctly.
> Thanks for responding.
>
> 73 EA8AM
>
> El mar, 26 may 2026 a las 12:20, Kostas SV1DPI via DX4WIN 
> (<dx4win at mailman.qth.net>) escribió:
>
>     I would suggest to use an external software to search your computer.
>     Windows search does not search every folder. The software I use is
>     called "everything". It's free and you can find it here
>     https://www.voidtools.com/downloads/
>
>     Install it and search for *.dxl files
>
>     73 Kostas SV1DPI
>
>     Στις 13/5/2026 6:18 μ.μ., ο/η Luciano de la Rosa via DX4WIN έγραψε:
>     > Hi Mark.
>     > Yes, the .DXL file is located in the SAVE folder.
>     > I also have a second backup on a pendrive that is always
>     connected to my
>     > laptop.
>     > I have verified that whenever I save, it makes both backup copies
>     > simultaneously.
>     > Mark, I rather think that the problem is mine, that I don't do
>     it well.
>     > When the program closes unexpectedly (which is not usual) I get
>     a message
>     > on the screen when I start DX4WIN, I tell it YES, I give the
>     file another
>     > name so that it does not coincide with the main one, but the
>     QSOs that were
>     > saved the last time in the backup appear, it does not recover
>     the ones that
>     > were made right at the moment that DX4WIN was closed unexpectedly.
>     > I remember that I did exactly that same procedure when I had
>     version 8.0.5
>     > and when this happened to me, I gave the file a different name,
>     it opened
>     > and the latest QSOs appeared, once I verified that everything
>     was OK, I
>     > saved it as EA8AM.DXL.
>     >
>     > Thanks for your response and I will continue investigating.
>     >
>     > 73 de EA8AM
>     >
>     > El mié, 13 may 2026 a las 8:29, ON5GM via DX4WIN
>     (<dx4win at mailman.qth.net>)
>     > escribió:
>     >
>     >> Hello,
>     >>
>     >> I suspect that your ea8am.dxl file is being stored somewhere
>     else on
>     >> your PC, and because of this, the .dxl file is not being saved in
>     >> dx4win/save. Maybe try using Windows Explorer to search if an
>     ea8am.dxl
>     >> file is being stored somewhere else. I experienced the same
>     thing myself
>     >> once.
>     >>
>     >> 73 - ON5GM
>     >>
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