Absolute Links To Files not working

[Steve Gledhill]

Hi 

If I insert a link using the 'absolute path' (see image) then it fails. It fails because the path has "C:\user\mlo\" added to the front of it.

So, my path is, say: 

c:\data\file.txt

and the link created by browsing to the file using "Insert link to a file ..." context menu and choosing absolute path is:

c:\user\mlo\c:\data\file.txt

I know this because this is the path in the error message when I try to open. The specified file file:c:\user\mlo\c:\data\file.txt was not found. 

If I use relative links it works as expected. However, I don't want to use relative links because this can change with each new installation of mlo. My data is always in the same place. 

I'd also like to be able to type "file:" and then paste my path (since windows 10 now has convenient copy path command - although it annoyingly includes quotation marks around the path/filename).

I'd like to know why my absolute links are not working and then, if there's a way to default to always use absolute links. I know the dialogue box (attached) has the option to not ask again but I'm not confident about what the default setting would be and then how would I change it if it was wrong? This is in MLO Desktop (Windows)

Any advice welcome

thank you

Steve 

[pottster]

Hi Steve,

Not sure what's the cause of your problems. If it helps, the registry settings allow you to toggle the appearance of the dialog box and also the default choice. The relevant key locations are: -

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MyLifeOrganized.net\MyLife\Settings\ConvertPathToRelative

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MyLifeOrganized.net\MyLife\Settings\ConvertPathToRelatveDoNotAsk

Change values from 0 to 1 or 1 to 0 as required.

My usual boring warnings about the registry apply (if you don't know what you're doing - leave it alone, if you do - back up before editing).

[Steve Gledhill]

Thanks Pottster,

I'll add that tweak to my list of things to do on a new install (OS and MLO). That gives me a good way to modify the default behaviour of the link but, as you say, doesn't explain why the absolute path is being modified the way it is. 

I will check my laptop and see if it happens on there as well. If it doesn't then I suppose I should reinstall MLO on the desktop.

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