Configuration, settings stored in folders: Default settings

[pbaumann]

In a new installation of textpad 7.2 64 bit on Win 7 64 bit pro without any special settings I checked the settings in
settings, configuration, folders
Nearly all of the entries are directing to

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C:\Profiles\username\AppData\Roaming\Helios\TextPad\7

I carefully configured keys, macros, text modules and syntax highlightings.

Because the existing and by default used *.syn and *.tcl files are located in

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c:\Program Files\TextPad 7\Samples\

(you could see the location when you open the syntax file in configuration).

I put my adjusted and additional *.syn and additional *.tcl files there and configured also the colors[/code]. And restarted. Every thing was working fine.

I also recorded my 10 macros, defined keys to start them and saved them.

After starting the computer the next morning nearly every thing is lost. The only thing I could see was the new *.tcl. Colors, new configured keys and the new syntax highlighting did not work.

Additionally the macros will not show up (menu entry: macros) and could not be started by key combination. However macros are stored as file in

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C:\Profiles\username\AppData\Roaming\Helios\TextPad\7

So it is a complete desaster. Even one argues that *.tcl (works) and *.syn (don't work) are stored in the false folder the macros are stored correctly (don't work / load in menu).

I examined my windows 10 64 bit with textpad 8 and there is the same thing:
Nearly all of the entries are directing to

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C:\Profiles\username\AppData\Roaming\Helios\TextPad\8

*.tcl and *.syn in use in default settings on

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c:\Program Files\TextPad 8\Samples\

What I've made wrong?

[pbaumann]

In the help
How To > Customize Settings > Transferring Between PC's
there is a description which seems to be contradictory to reality. Examples:

(1) Macros should be in the directory which has been configured: In my case it is true, but macros are not loaded.
(2) Why it is possible to configure folder for configurations despite the fact that the path seems to bei fix? E. g.

FOLDERID_RoamingAppData\Helios\TextPad\<version>

Sorry for posting this question but with the forum's seach function it is very difficult to work (too many hits with nearly no possibility to reduce number by using combination of words). And no way to search by google (seems to be forbidden).