Hi Kelli > see, now this is sounding complicated and destructive. will this affect the > files i've already created?
No. Deleting the TiddlyDesktop application data folder just deletes all the settings. The wiki list is cleared (but not the actual wiki files themselves) so you’ll need to re-add your wikis to the list. It is the recommended procedure if you want to undo changes to the backstage wiki. Best wishes Jeremy > > On Monday, July 1, 2019 at 5:01:59 AM UTC-5, Jeremy Ruston wrote: > Just to add that it's not enough to delete and re-install TiddlyDesktop. One > also needs to delete the application data folder. The location of the folder > depends on your operating system, though. On Macs it's in > ~/Library/Application Support/TiddlyDesktop, and I believe it's > C:\Users[YOUR_USER_NAME]\AppData\Local\TiddlyWiki on Windows. > > Best wishes > > Jeremy. > > -- > Jeremy Ruston > [email protected] <> > https://jermolene.com <https://jermolene.com/> > >> On 1 Jul 2019, at 05:51, TonyM <[email protected] <>> wrote: >> >> >> Kelli, >> >> I think you are taking a path that is confusing you. Personally I suggest >> deleting TiddlyDesktop (TS) and installing it a fresh. Tiddly desktops >> backstage is how tiddlydesktop works, I suggest do not touch it. >> >> Now go to tiddlywiki.com <http://tiddlywiki.com/> and down load empty.html >> and save it somewhere in you documents. Copy this file to text.html or any >> new wiki name you want to create as many times as you want, each copy >> creates a new wiki. Now open TiddlyDesktop (TS) and add a TiddlyWiki file. >> Browse to a wiki file and select it. It will now be listed in TS, click open >> and make changes to you wiki as you want. >> >> If you use the nodeJS version of tiddlywiki to create a wiki, it will result >> in a folders version of tiddlywiki, which you can also select to list in >> TiddlyDesktop and open if from there. In both cases tiddlydesktop >> automatically saves you wiki where you opened it. >> >> Key advantages of TiddlyWiki desktop >> Has its own built in browser >> Can link to an open local applications and folders (can't on regular >> browsers because of security) >> Can be used to share the wiki on your local area network (I have not tested >> this) >> If you just want to play and get a little confidence try >> https://noteself.github.io/ <https://noteself.github.io/> online >> >> If you use FireFox I recommend installing Timimi which will allow you to >> open and automatically save File:// addressed Tiddlywikis in your browser. >> Some prefer this over TiddlyDesktop because of the add-ins and tools >> available in their favorite browser. >> >> Best of luck >> Tony >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 10:33:28 AM UTC+10, Kelli Jae Baeli wrote: >> Is this where i can get help? >> i'm very new at this, and while i have some knowledge of html and CSS >> through years of website management, tiddlywiki has a learning curve, and >> i'm at the starting line. >> So. >> I would much appreciate some help on this. >> I'm using TW desktop. Windows 10/Firefox. >> I had created a few tinkles. LOL. tiddles? oh, tiddlers. yeah. >> and i had added some buttons i wanted in the settings/setup. It was starting >> to make sense. >> >> <>then i added some of the plugins on the list, and refreshed, and nothing >> came back. >> i closed out and tried to start again and couldn't figure out how to start >> it again. >> when i clicked the TW desktop icon on my taskbar, I clicked on backstage >> button where i found the place to enter tiddlers finally, and nothing >> opened. no backstage. >> >> >> I tried opening the html files where i stored it on an external drive and >> still nothing. >> (I had created a storage folder, MyTiddlyWiki, on my external hard drive, >> and it had two files --- main (1).html and main.html) >> >> did i somehow delete everything? >> how do i get to that backstage area again? (and next time). Do i need to >> just create a link on my desktop to the tiddlywiki folder? or html file? >> Where oh where did my newly created tiddlers go? >> I feel like Little Bo Peep. >> >> ADDENDUM: >> by the way, when i opened the html file, it sent me here, with these errors. >> <> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> <> >> ADDENDUM AGAIN: okay, i guess i was being a noob. i did find the tiddlers i >> created under a tab in the sidebar. so guess they weren't lost, I WAS. :) >> >> >> Still have the issue with the errors that pop up after adding plugins, and >> also why i can't get the backstage button to work like it did before.... >> could use help with that. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TiddlyWiki" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki >> <https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/9e6dfb85-5635-411f-ad0b-25c345147b21%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/9e6dfb85-5635-411f-ad0b-25c345147b21%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki > <https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/ed7b00e2-6ad7-46c2-9363-55fc36818311%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/ed7b00e2-6ad7-46c2-9363-55fc36818311%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. 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