How to choose whether to save to USB install on exit?

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scbs29 · #1 Post by **scbs29** » Fri 28 Dec 2012, 16:56

Hello all
I have slacko 5.3.1 installed on USB stick and it works fine.
When I exit, however, then the session is saved to the ...slackosave... file on the usb stick.
Is there any way that I can choose whether or not to save on exit, because I vary rarely change anything while logged into puppy. Used mainly for querying etc of bank accounts on internet.

darkcity · #2 Post by **darkcity** » Sat 29 Dec 2012, 00:58

Savefile contains the configuration you choose on first running Puppy and any extra programs etc.

One option is to remaster Puppies base sfs - so Puppy has your choices by default (in the base sfs) and therefore the savefile isn't needed.

remastering-
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=83346

about the savefile-
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/savefile

RSH · #3 Post by **RSH** » Sat 29 Dec 2012, 01:05

@scbs29

This is what you need!
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=81911

@darkcity
You might add this to your wiki, too?

Sylvander · #4 Post by **Sylvander** » Sat 29 Dec 2012, 01:09

The following is how I do it:

A. See this post.
And...

B. How to prevent the spurious warning as a pupsave installation of Puppy boots, that the previous shut-down was improper.
Then....

C. To make "Don't Save..." the default in the shut-down dialog, rather than "Save...".

greengeek · #5 Post by **greengeek** » Sat 29 Dec 2012, 01:53

On some of my systems I prefer to have "save" as the default (in case I want to remember newly added bookmarks etc), but I also want the ability to shutdown safely without waiting for the savefile to update at the end of the session.

Under those circumstances I add a "Dont save" icon onto the desktop so that I just click it and walk away (no questions asked). See here for an alternative (but similar) method to achieve this:

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=82557

darkcity · #6 Post by **darkcity** » Sat 29 Dec 2012, 12:09

added link to wiki, everyone is welcome to contribute links and corrections-
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/savefile

bill · #7 Post by **bill** » Sat 29 Dec 2012, 15:08

scbs29 : You may wish to look here just as already been posted by RSH

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=81911

scbs29 · #8 Post by **scbs29** » Tue 26 Mar 2013, 10:38

Thanks for all the advice, sorry to be so late getting back.
I eventually used the method referred to by greengeek,
hxxp://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=82557
and this works fine.

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