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Hi
I have frugal installed
Fossapup64 9.5 Linux 5.4.53
on an old Dell dimension 5150
If I delete the Pupsave file, does it return it to the same state as first boot, a fresh installed frugal?
How do I delete the Pupsave file and which folder is it in?
Thanks.
That's right, delete it and you will go back to the beginning in time, new install.
You can delete it without problems (I do it starting / booting with a USB with puppy and going to the folder where it (the other puppy) is frugally installed)
Where the save file is located depends on where you told it to be placed when you made it.
Usually, the default location is in the folder, that is the frugal install, that has all the Fossapup64 files in it.
The save file should be named fossapup64save.xfs Where x will be 2, 3, or 4.
If it is a save folder, it will be named fossapup64save.
So use rox file manager to locate where it is.
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Ok
So just to check ...
Once I do the initial save pupfile, then every shutdown after that will save any changes of the current session.
If I have an experimental session and don't want to save any changes that were made during that session, how do I shutdown, not saving any changes if that session?
To control when the save is updated or not updated.
Puppy needs to be running in pupmode 13.
To make it do that there needs to be a specific command in the boot loader menu config file entry.
Do not know what boot loader you are using to boot the frugal install.
But it is probably using one of these boot menu config files.
grub.cfg
menu.lst
Find the file on the drive.
open it in a text editor.
Look in the entries for a pmedia= command.
change this to pmedia=usbflash.
Save change.
REBOOT.
Now it should be running in pupmode 13.
Should be a save icon on the desktop.
The save will update when you click on this save icon.
Other controls can be set by using the Puppy Event Manager -> Save Session
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Set save interval to 0 minutes so it never auto saves at a set time.
Set to ask at shutdown to save or not save.
Then it will only update the save when you click on the desktop save icon.
At shutdown when asked, you select save.
Could I just switch the power off for an immediate shutdown? I wouldn't want to do this very often and usually want it left as now to save on shutdown.