[I] Settings are deleted after reset

[gal064]

Expected behaviour

When reloading the app following a change in settings that requires a reload (eg add a dictionary), everything's working

Actual behaviour

Settings are reset, I see the wizard screen again and settings start from scratch.

I see these in the terminal window Warning: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile ((null):0, (null)) Warning: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile ((null):0, (null)) Warning: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile ((null):0, (null)) Warning: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile ((null):0, (null)) Warning: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile ((null):0, (null)) Warning: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile ((null):0, (null)) Warning: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile ((null):0, (null)) Warning: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile ((null):0, (null)) Warning: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile ((null):0, (null)) Warning: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile ((null):0, (null)) Warning: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile ((null):0, (null)) Warning: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile ((null):0, (null)) Warning: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile ((null):0, (null)) Warning: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile ((null):0, (null)

Last login: Mon Dec 11 11:05:24 on ttys021 /Applications/QOwnNotes.app/Contents/MacOS/QOwnNotes ; exit;
/Users/aaa :/Applications/QOwnNotes.app/Contents/MacOS/QOwnNotes ; exit; Warning: "Removed database file: " "/Users/aaa/Library/Application Support/PBE/QOwnNotes/QOwnNotes.sqlite" (:0, )

Saving session... ...copying shared history... ...saving history...truncating history files... ...completed.

[Process completed]

Steps to reproduce

1. Open QT settings
2. Change a setting that requires reset (example - add a dictionary or change the "Ask for title when creating a new note" in the general settings screen)
3. App asks you to reload for settings to work - Accept

Relevant log output in the Log panel

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Information about the application, settings and environment

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QOwnNotes Debug Information =========================== ## General Info **Current Date**: `Mon Dec 11 11:34:48 2023` **Version**: `23.11.3` **Build date**: `Nov 23 2023` **Build number**: `1064` **Platform**: `macosx` **Operating System**: `macOS 13.5` **Build architecture**: `x86_64` **Current architecture**: `x86_64` **Release**: `GitHub Actions` **Qt Version (build)**: `5.15.2` **Qt Version (runtime)**: `5.15.2` **Portable mode**: `no` **Application arguments**: `/Applications/QOwnNotes.app/Contents/MacOS/QOwnNotes` **Qt Debug**: `0` **Locale (system)**: `en_US` **Locale (interface)**: *empty* **Primary screen resolution**: `1920x1080` **Screen resolution(s)**: `1920x1080, 1512x982` **Icon theme**: `breeze-qownnotes` **Notes in current note folder**: `641` **Calendar items**: `0` **Enabled scripts**: `0` ## Server Info **serverUrl**: *empty* **appIsValid**: `no` **notesPathExists**: *empty* **connectionErrorMessage**: *empty* ## Spellchecking **Enabled**: `true` **Selected language**: `en_US` **Language codes**: `en_US` **Language names**: `American English (United States)` **Application dictionaries path**: `/Users/aaa/Library/Application Support/PBE/QOwnNotes/dicts` ## Note folders **currentNoteFolderId**: `2` ### Note folder `default` **id**: `1` **isCurrent**: `no` **activeTagId**: `9` **localPath**: `/Users/aaa/Notes` **remotePath**: `Notes` **cloudConnectionId**: `1` **isShowSubfolders**: `yes` **isUseGit**: `no` **allowDifferentNoteFileName**: `no` **activeNoteSubFolder name**: *empty* **database file**: `/Users/aaa/Notes/notes.sqlite` ### Note folder `default` **id**: `2` **isCurrent**: `yes` **activeTagId**: `0` **localPath**: `/Users/a/Downloads/untitled folder` **remotePath**: `Notes` **cloudConnectionId**: `1` **isShowSubfolders**: `no` **isUseGit**: `no` **allowDifferentNoteFileName**: `no` **activeNoteSubFolder name**: *empty* **database file**: `/Users/aaa/Downloads/untitled folder/notes.sqlite` ## Cloud connections ### Cloud connection 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**IssueAssistantDialog/geometry** (QByteArray): `` **KB_DoubleQuoteOption** (QString): `“abc”` **KB_SingleQuoteOption** (QString): `‘abc’` **KB_SpellingLanguage** (QVariantMap): *empty* **LastUpdateCheck** (QDateTime): `2023-12-11T11:29:42.853` **LogWidget/criticalLog** (bool): `true` **LogWidget/debugLog** (bool): `true` **LogWidget/fatalLog** (bool): `true` **LogWidget/infoLog** (bool): `true` **LogWidget/scriptingLog** (bool): `true` **LogWidget/statusLog** (bool): `true` **LogWidget/warningLog** (bool): `true` **MainWindow/geometry** (QByteArray): `` **MainWindow/mainToolBar.iconSize** (qlonglong): `32` **MainWindow/menuBarGeometry** (QByteArray): `` **MainWindow/noteTextEdit.code.font** (QString): `Menlo,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0` **MainWindow/noteTextEdit.font** (QString): `.AppleSystemUIFont,13,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0` **MainWindow/noteTextView.code.font** (QString): `Menlo,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0` **MainWindow/noteTextView.font** (QString): `.AppleSystemUIFont,13,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0` 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(bool): `true` **noteSubfoldersPanelSort** (qlonglong): `0` **noteSubfoldersPanelTabsUnsetAllNotesSelection** (bool): `false` **notesPanelOrder** (qlonglong): `0` **notesPanelSort** (qlonglong): `1` **notesPath** (QString): `/Users/aaa/Downloads/untitled folder` **notifyAllExternalModifications** (bool): `false` **overrideInterfaceFontSize** (bool): `false` **ownCloud/supportEnabled** (bool): `false` **ownCloud/todoCalendarBackend** (qlonglong): `3` **ownCloud/todoCalendarCalDAVPassword** (QString): `` **ownCloud/todoCalendarCalDAVServerUrl** (QString): *empty* **ownCloud/todoCalendarCalDAVUsername** (QString): *empty* **ownCloud/todoCalendarCloudConnectionId** (qlonglong): `1` **ownCloud/todoCalendarDisplayNameList** (QStringList): *empty* **ownCloud/todoCalendarEnabledList** (QStringList): *empty* **ownCloud/todoCalendarEnabledUrlList** (QStringList): *empty* **ownCloud/todoCalendarUrlList** (QStringList): *empty* **ownCloudInfo/appIsValid** (bool): `false` **ownCloudInfo/connectionErrorMessage** (QString): *empty* **ownCloudInfo/notesPathExistsText** (QString): *empty* **ownCloudInfo/serverVersion** (QString): *empty* **restoreCursorPosition** (bool): `false` **restoreLastNoteAtStartup** (bool): `true` **restoreNoteTabs** (bool): `true` **showMatches** (bool): `true` **showMenuBar** (bool): `false` **showStatusBar** (bool): `true` **spellCheckLanguage** (QString): `en_US` **startInReadOnlyMode** (bool): `false` **systemIconTheme** (bool): `false` **taggingShowNotesRecursively** (bool): `false` **tagsPanelHideNoteCount** (bool): `false` **tagsPanelHideSearch** (bool): `false` **tagsPanelOrder** (qlonglong): `0` **tagsPanelSort** (qlonglong): `0` **todoCalendarSupport** (bool): `true` **toolbar/1/items** (QStringList): `action_New_note, action_Find_note, action_Remove_note, action_Open_note_in_external_editor, actionShow_local_trash, actionAllow_note_editing, , action_Back_in_note_history, action_Forward_in_note_history, , 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**webSocketServerService/port** (qlonglong): `22222` **workspace-initial/name** (QString): `Preview only` **workspace-initial/noteSubFolderDockWidgetVisible** (bool): `true` **workspace-initial/windowState** (QByteArray): `` **workspaces** (QStringList): `initial` ## System environment **USER**: `aaa` **COMMAND_MODE**: `unix2003` **__CFBundleIdentifier**: `com.PBE.QOwnNotes` **PATH**: `/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin` **LOGNAME**: `aaa` **SSH_AUTH_SOCK**: `/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.XcVIFB8oEi/Listeners` **HOME**: `/Users/aaa` **SHELL**: `/bin/zsh` **TMPDIR**: `/var/folders/6v/cx63y9nd4q9d_f3b3x9nvct80000gn/T/` **__CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING**: `0x1F5:0x0:0x0` **XPC_SERVICE_NAME**: `application.com.PBE.QOwnNotes.67986993.67987118` **XPC_FLAGS**: `0x0` **QT_LOGGING_RULES**: `qt.network.ssl.warning=false`

[pbek]

Open QT settings

Do you mean "QOwnNotes settings"?

Warning: "Removed database file: " "/Users/aaa/Library/Application Support/PBE/QOwnNotes/QOwnNotes.sqlite" (:0, )

That's not a message from QOwnNotes. Is anything else on your system deleting the file?

[gal064]

When I restart QOwnNotes after a change in settings a terminal window is opened. This is where the message is coming from, so I'd be surprised if it's unrelated to QOwnNotes

[pbek]

You can search for it in the source code yourself: https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Apbek%2FQOwnNotes%20%22Removed%20database%20file%22&type=code

The same goes for everything after that warning ("Saving session..." and so on). That's not from QOwnNotes either...

[gal064]

Yep understood but it's a window that launched following me launching QOwnNotes. My guess is that it comes from a 3p library you import or related to how Mac handles the software.

[pbek]

There is no 3rd party library for macos I'm aware of.

[gal064]

OK so not sure what's going on. Great software, btw. Where are the settings stored?

It consistently happen were settings are deleted every time I make a settings change which require a reset

[pbek]

Thank you. 😉 You can see the path in the debug settings. Currently there should only be two ways to reset the settings, with a CLI parameter and with a button in the general settings

[antoine-prrn]

I have exactly the same problem on an Apple M1 chip. When I change some settings in QOwnNotes the settings are deleted and I lose my current configuration.

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