Please stop storing megabytes in windows registry :(

[arhi]

Since I had to migrate my whole settings from dead computer to new one I had to analyze the registry of S3D and I found that huge blobs are stored in registry itself (the table object, the last loded object ...) .. we are talking megabytes of data stored in registry.... this is not what windows knows how to handle. Storing config in registry is ok, storing settings, acceptable but bad practice, storing blobs, terrible

[S3D-Jake]

Thanks for the feature request. Can you be more specific about which keys are being used to store such large quantities of data that is an unacceptable use of said storage location? I'd be happy to suggest a change if I can come to our developers with more information.

Thanks again!

[arhi]

Thanks for the feature request. Can you be more specific about which keys are being used to store such large quantities of data that is an unacceptable use of said storage location? I'd be happy to suggest a change if I can come to our developers with more information.

Thanks again!

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Simplify3D\S3D-Software\FFFWindow]

for e.g. key profileDatabaseContents is 2 megabytes attm here, I can probbly make it bigger, and maybe other keys too but att my s3d won't start so can't test, will check tomorrow

[S3D-Jake]

That registry contains the profile database. You mentioned storing table models, last loaded model file, etc... I'm not able to find any of those items being stored in the registry as more than just a reference to the file from which to load these items.

As you said, storing the configurations in the registry is acceptable. That key you mentioned is doing just that, storing your saved configurations.

[arhi]

sorry can't get s3d to run to check it ... I was sure I seen a whole last loaded stl in the registry but can't confirm ... (not sure why s3d won't start now, but have no time to debug now)

[arhi]

That registry contains the profile database. You mentioned storing table models, last loaded model file, etc... I'm not able to find any of those items being stored in the registry as more than just a reference to the file from which to load these items.

As you said, storing the configurations in the registry is acceptable. That key you mentioned is doing just that, storing your saved configurations.

My bad!!!

I was going trough it all and I seen few big key entries and I assumed everything is there but actually a big chunk I expect is in "geometry" and some other keys is in .factory file

%LocalAppData%\Simplify3D\S3D-Software\savedState.factory

so everything dandy my bad

[S3D-Jake]

I was going through it all and I seen few big key entries and I assumed everything is there but actually a big chunk I expect is in "geometry" and some other keys is in .factory file

%LocalAppData%\Simplify3D\S3D-Software\savedState.factory

so everything dandy my bad

I'm glad this didn't turn out to be the root of the issue, as I was positive an issue like that would have been reported much earlier in the current release's life cycle. As a bit of more background on the geometry key, it is used to remember Window positions, sizes, and stuff like that. It is what makes the supports menu open in the same place after you've moved it from the default place.