The only time dx4win crashes (really don't but I get the message you
say) I have found so far is when I have as save directory a dropbox or
onedrive kind of directory. As you say the save directory is the default
which I suppose is something like C:\dx4win\save and not inside the
program folders. Do you use the secondary (backup) directory? You will
find it under file>preferences>QSO tab. Is this directory in onedrive, etc?
73 Kostas SV1DPI
Στις 26/5/2026 2:33 μ.μ., ο/η Luciano de la Rosa έγραψε:
Hello Kostas, thanks for responding.
I have the .DXL file located in the SAVE folder, in fact when I close
the program the EA8AM.DXL file is updated, both the one in the SAVE
folder and the second copy that I make on a pendrive that is always
connected to the laptop.
The problem is that I don't know why DX4WIN closed unexpectedly and
when I opened it it told me if I wanted to rename the file, I said yes
and gave it another name, but when I opened it it had not recorded 3
QSOs that I had entered just before DX4WIN was closed, so I commented
that maybe it was my fault that I did not do the procedure correctly.
Thanks for responding.
73 EA8AM
El mar, 26 may 2026 a las 12:20, Kostas SV1DPI via DX4WIN
(<[email protected]>) escribió:
I would suggest to use an external software to search your computer.
Windows search does not search every folder. The software I use is
called "everything". It's free and you can find it here
https://www.voidtools.com/downloads/
Install it and search for *.dxl files
73 Kostas SV1DPI
Στις 13/5/2026 6:18 μ.μ., ο/η Luciano de la Rosa via DX4WIN έγραψε:
> Hi Mark.
> Yes, the .DXL file is located in the SAVE folder.
> I also have a second backup on a pendrive that is always
connected to my
> laptop.
> I have verified that whenever I save, it makes both backup copies
> simultaneously.
> Mark, I rather think that the problem is mine, that I don't do
it well.
> When the program closes unexpectedly (which is not usual) I get
a message
> on the screen when I start DX4WIN, I tell it YES, I give the
file another
> name so that it does not coincide with the main one, but the
QSOs that were
> saved the last time in the backup appear, it does not recover
the ones that
> were made right at the moment that DX4WIN was closed unexpectedly.
> I remember that I did exactly that same procedure when I had
version 8.0.5
> and when this happened to me, I gave the file a different name,
it opened
> and the latest QSOs appeared, once I verified that everything
was OK, I
> saved it as EA8AM.DXL.
>
> Thanks for your response and I will continue investigating.
>
> 73 de EA8AM
>
> El mié, 13 may 2026 a las 8:29, ON5GM via DX4WIN
(<[email protected]>)
> escribió:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I suspect that your ea8am.dxl file is being stored somewhere
else on
>> your PC, and because of this, the .dxl file is not being saved in
>> dx4win/save. Maybe try using Windows Explorer to search if an
ea8am.dxl
>> file is being stored somewhere else. I experienced the same
thing myself
>> once.
>>
>> 73 - ON5GM
>>
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