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Domenick · 10-29-2021, 12:02 AM

64bit Windows 10 Home

Exactly one month ago, I used Sigil 1.7 to create an EPUB from a manuscript. It worked perfectly, as it has for a few years.

Today I started 1.7 to create an EPUB from another manuscript in a different folder and it crashed repeatedly when trying to /File/add/Existing Files .../.

Played with it for a while changing the SIGIL_DEFAULT_TEMP_FOLDER to no avail. I discovered I could copy the entire HTML manuscript and paste it into the default HTML Section. Sigil crashed when trying to save it as an EPUB. Fussed an farted about a couple more hours and nothing I tried seemed to work.

Finally, I did notice the program kept defaulting to files in the previous manuscript's folder, so in desperation, I transferred all the new manuscript's files into the previous manuscript's folder and the program ran perfectly.

Why is Sigil stubbornly in love with the previous folder, and how do I break its infatuation? Thanks.

10-29-2021, 12:02 AM	#1
Domenick Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2020 Device: none	Sigil 1.8 will only run in a specific folder 64bit Windows 10 Home Exactly one month ago, I used Sigil 1.7 to create an EPUB from a manuscript. It worked perfectly, as it has for a few years. Today I started 1.7 to create an EPUB from another manuscript in a different folder and it crashed repeatedly when trying to /File/add/Existing Files .../. Played with it for a while changing the SIGIL_DEFAULT_TEMP_FOLDER to no avail. I discovered I could copy the entire HTML manuscript and paste it into the default HTML Section. Sigil crashed when trying to save it as an EPUB. Fussed an farted about a couple more hours and nothing I tried seemed to work. Finally, I did notice the program kept defaulting to files in the previous manuscript's folder, so in desperation, I transferred all the new manuscript's files into the previous manuscript's folder and the program ran perfectly. Why is Sigil stubbornly in love with the previous folder, and how do I break its infatuation? Thanks.