Starting Directory when Uploading Images

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Mike D90

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Another thing that is bugging the crap outta me is this. When I first log on to the site, and make a post that contains an image, when I go to navigate my computer for that image I have to start at the very root of my computer drive instead of somewhere like "My Documents" or "My Pictures".

It does this only the first time I do it then it reverts to the last folder I visited until I log off and back to the site again. Then it reverts back to my root computer drive.

Can I change this somewhere???? Very annoying.
 
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wornish

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I turn my computer off at night as well but leave myself logged in to some sites. Most sites store a small file " a cookie" on your machine when you log in and when you return to that site if they can find the cookie your logged back in. Logging out removes (or changes) that cookie. I certainly log out of sites like credit cards, banks etc but I think the Nikonites site is pretty safe.
 
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Mike D90

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wornish said:
I turn my computer off at night as well but leave myself logged in to some sites. Most sites store a small file " a cookie" on your machine when you log in and when you return to that site if they can find the cookie your logged back in. Logging out removes (or changes) that cookie. I certainly log out of sites like credit cards, banks etc but I think the Nikonites site is pretty safe.
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I think I have it figured out. I set CCleanerr to keep the Nikonites.com cookie and not delete it when I clean my cache.
 
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aroy

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I think that you may have specified a path for images. So every time you start it returns to that location. If you can find where you gave the path and delete it, then the computer will return to the last accessed directory. I had a similar problem in Microsoft Word, and had to delete the starting directory entry to go to where I had left it last.
 
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jdeg

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Mike D90 said:
Because I turn my computer off at night and I feel it is safer to log out of everything when not actually using it.
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Trust me, it doesn't matter unless you're scared someone is going to turn your computer on and post as you :)

The saving of the last directory is definitely a browser thing. If you're logging out and then back in again, that's probably why.
 
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aroy

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Mike D90 said:
Because I turn my computer off at night and I feel it is safer to log out of everything when not actually using it.
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That is a good practice. If you keep your computer on the whole time you may face quite a few problems
. It may be invaded by a hacker
. Some body may inadvertently delete things. This is not a fantasy. I have experience of my friend's data being erased by curious toddlers.
. In India at least you are safe from power surge related problems. Recently my refrigerator's controller and my son's power supply blew when there was a power surge due a distant lightning.

But the last accessed location is maintained by both Windows and Browser, unless it is over ridden by option for "File/Data/Image location" is set. Then every time you start the application the computer will look in that location the first time.
 
Fred Kingston

Fred Kingston

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;) I haven't logged out of anything in 20 years... and haven't turned my Mac off in 6 months...

I had a Novell server in a department at University of Miami that used to get rebooted regularly every 5 or 6 years...
 
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Mike D90

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jdeg said:
Trust me, it doesn't matter unless you're scared someone is going to turn your computer on and post as you :)

The saving of the last directory is definitely a browser thing. If you're logging out and then back in again, that's probably why.
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No, no one here to make a post for me even if I left it on. I turn it off out of habit.

- It does use electricity while on, no matter how small a draw.
- Hard drives can get warm and need to cool down (I don't have lots of fans in side the box)
- Cooling fans can lock up and even cause possible fire hazard
- Our power utilities is horribly unreliable anyway and we have power blinks several times a day anyway
- We are prone to storms in spring/summer and I unplug the DSL cable from the wall when I leave the house for more than half a day
- I have read about other possible vulnerabilities by staying logged into an account that is left unmonitored



So, taking all that into consideration, what is the point in leaving a box running if I am not home to use it?
 
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jdeg

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Mike D90 said:
No, no one here to make a post for me even if I left it on. I turn it off out of habit.

- It does use electricity while on, no matter how small a draw.
- Hard drives can get warm and need to cool down (I don't have lots of fans in side the box)
- Cooling fans can lock up and even cause possible fire hazard
- Our power utilities is horribly unreliable anyway and we have power blinks several times a day anyway
- We are prone to storms in spring/summer and I unplug the DSL cable from the wall when I leave the house for more than half a day
- I have read about other possible vulnerabilities by staying logged into an account that is left unmonitored



So, taking all that into consideration, what is the point in leaving a box running if I am not home to use it?
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No, I meant logging out before you shut down the computer. By all means turn off the computer when not in use.

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MeSess

Senior Member
FredKingston said:
;) I haven't logged out of anything in 20 years... and haven't turned my Mac off in 6 months...

I had a Novell server in a department at University of Miami that used to get rebooted regularly every 5 or 6 years...
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It's a good idea to reboot your mac occasionally to free up RAM and so that it can create a new smaller sleep file amongst other reasons. Just a tip.
 
Fred Kingston

Fred Kingston

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So, taking all that into consideration, what is the point in leaving a box running if I am not home to use it?

Read more: http://nikonites.com/feedback-sugge...tory-when-uploading-images.html#ixzz2zSApn7yZ[/QUOTE]

In 99% of the cases, the only time most computers ever fail is when they're turned on. Just like a turning on a light bulb. When you turn on a light/computer... you're initiating a controlled surge... and that's when failures occur. Simple solution, don't turn them off, and you don't need to turn them ON...

In corporate environments, we used to disable the power switch to prevent the users from turning off the computers, and burning them out at start up... The biggest culprit is/was the monitors...
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Mike D90

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FredKingston said:
So, taking all that into consideration, what is the point in leaving a box running if I am not home to use it?

Read more: http://nikonites.com/feedback-sugge...tory-when-uploading-images.html#ixzz2zSApn7yZ[/QUOTE]

In 99% of the cases, the only time most computers ever fail is when they're turned on. Just like a turning on a light bulb. When you turn on a light/computer... you're initiating a controlled surge... and that's when failures occur. Simple solution, don't turn them off, and you don't need to turn them ON...

In corporate environments, we used to disable the power switch to prevent the users from turning off the computers, and burning them out at start up... The biggest culprit is/was the monitors...
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I understand but I do not have backup power supply or back up generators and my utility service blinks out usually three or four times a week. Leaving it on is futile.
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aroy

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Mike D90 said:
FredKingston said:
I understand but I do not have backup power supply or back up generators and my utility service blinks out usually three or four times a week. Leaving it on is futile.
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In that case I suggest that you invest in a small UPS, say one that will last 10 minutes. That is enough time for automatic shutdown. Here in India the power is bad, so a UPS for a desktop is a must. Apart from retaining power during outages a good UPS like APC will also filter out the spikes, which is what can burn the components.
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Vixen

Vixen

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I leave all my forums etc looged in too. Too painful remembering passwards etc, although for forums I generally use the same one. No worries about someone logging in as me and creating havoc. Who would even want to, or could be bothered I reckon :D

I run 2 computers. One I turn off every night as it's just a noisey old clunker that would keep me awake. The other I leave on as it's whisper quiet, but the little lights on the tower and my external HDD's light the room up like a spaceship :D
 
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