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When I start FreeCommander XE, I want it to open at the same place, with the same size, showing the same two pre-chosen directories, and with List View in both panels.

I've set it up exactly how I want it, and clicked "Save Settings". Under Settings/General, I've unchecked "Auto save settings on exit" and "Auto backup". Under Settings/Start Program I've chosen "Specific for user" and "Start with following folders".

The problem is that say I do the following: Launch FreeCommander XE, move the main window, resize the main window, navigate to a different folder in one of the panels, and change one panel from List View to Details View. I then close FreeCommander XE and restart it. Instead of opening with the default appearance that I described in the first paragraph, it has now remembered the new position, the new size, and it shows Details View instead of List View. The only thing it has reverted is to go back to my default directories.

How do I get it to always open with my desired attributes, and not how it happened to be when I last closed it?

I have the same problem here.

I do this in this way, but option one, Start with last used folder, is also working:

Yeah, the "Start with following folders" function is working fine. But in addition to that, I'd like it to use my default window position, window size, and the way the files are displayed, instead of using the state the program was in when it was previously closed.

Exactly.

A work around for window position and size I use a small free program called Grid Move (http://jgpaiva.dcmembers.com/gridmove.html). This program allows you to section your monitor into grids where you can drag and drop any window into a particular grid area and the window will resize to that grid. You can use standard grid layouts or create your own. However, this still won't solve the problem with opening FC with a default file view.

I've set it up exactly how I want it, and clicked "Save Settings". Under Settings/General, I've unchecked "Auto save settings on exit" and "Auto backup". Under Settings/Start Program I've chosen "Specific for user" and "Start with following folders".

The problem is that say I do the following: Launch FreeCommander XE, move the main window, resize the main window, navigate to a different folder in one of the panels, and change one panel from List View to Details View. I then close FreeCommander XE and restart it. Instead of opening with the default appearance that I described in the first paragraph, it has now remembered the new position, the new size, and it shows Details View instead of List View. The only thing it has reverted is to go back to my default directories.

This should work right in the release 629.

Ah, I'm using 619. Lemme try upgrading.

Wait, I'm only seeing 628. Is 629 not released yet?

Anthony, yes 629 is not released yet.