Empty Find and Replace dropdown list

[ineuw]

How can I empty, or reset the Find or Replace list to nothing? I am using CCleaner, but TextPad temp files are not listed. Thanks in advance.

[ak47wong]

You can't do it from within TextPad, but you can clear the lists as follows:

1. Exit TextPad.
2. Open the following file in another text editor: C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Helios\TextPad\6\ConfigState.xml
3. Locate the element:

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   <TextPad>
       <Recent-Strings>
           <value name="Find" type="collection">

4. Delete all the <element>string</element> elements in the above location.
5. Do the same for:

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   <TextPad>
       <Recent-Strings>
           <value name="Replace" type="collection">

6. Save the file and restart TextPad.

[ineuw]

Thanks. However, this is somewhat accident prone. When does Textpad sets this to null or empty? Exiting and re-opening still retains the previous values.