Files do not stay in Fences

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Hi Folks,

Every time I reboot or start my computer, many files do not remain in Fences. They are scattered on the desktop. Some remain in Fences.

Frustrating, because I have to manually add them to their respective Fences

Sunil Mehta

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Need to know more on your issue.

  1. Windows version. Please use Winver.exe for full Windows version numbers.
  2. Fences version.
  3. Is this a new issue and it was working before?
  4. Does Snapshot Layout restore work?

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

I'm having the same problem, but not just with re-boots. Sometimes Windows 10 "hiccups" & it messes up my taskbar & fences. And yes, the icons leave the fences even though they're locked. Luckily restoring the snapshot fixes it, but it's really annoying. This has been going on for at least 3 months. My Windows 10 version is 20H2 (OS Build 19042.746). That's a recent update due to another problem with shared folders, which didn't work. I have Fences Version 3.0.9.11. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting LeeLow1123, reply 2

I'm having the same problem, but not just with re-boots. Sometimes Windows 10 "hiccups" & it messes up my taskbar & fences. And yes, the icons leave the fences even though they're locked. Luckily restoring the snapshot fixes it, but it's really annoying. This has been going on for at least 3 months. My Windows 10 version is 20H2 (OS Build 19042.746). That's a recent update due to another problem with shared folders, which didn't work. I have Fences Version 3.0.9.11. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
End of LeeLow1123's quote

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Please try purge and reinstall steps as mentioned here: https://forums.stardock.com/486084/fences-support-faq#reinstalling Just make sure to redownload the latest version from your account. Reboot after the purged. Reinstall, and Reboot again after the installation. Retest it. Report back here.

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Windows 7 Professional

Fences 3.0.9.11

It's been like this for the past 5-6 months

Snap shot restores it, but it's a chore I'd like to avoid

Thanks

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello sunilsmehta,

Have you tried the purge and restore steps as mentioned in Reply#3?

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

The purge & re-install worked for me so far. When I played PC games installed on my computer, my Fences would be all wonky after exiting the game. I'll have to wait & see if it works the next time Windows 10 "hiccups". Thanks very much!

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Turns out I was too hasty. It didn't work for either the games or the Windows "hiccup".

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting LeeLow1123, reply 7

Turns out I was too hasty. It didn't work for either the games or the Windows "hiccup".
End of LeeLow1123's quote

Try clean boot to see if there is something conflicting with Fences : https://forums.stardock.com/486084/fences-support-faq#cleanboot

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant