Open Edit Save Flow

Open, Edit, and Save Flow

This is the practical, end-to-end usage pattern.

Open

1. Use Open and select an archive.
2. Wait for the list to populate.
3. Sort or search as needed.

Add Files

1. Choose Insert/Add.
2. Select one or more files.
3. Confirm they appear in the list.
4. Look for * marker (staged, not yet saved).

Delete Files

1. Select entries.
2. Use Delete.
3. Confirm the prompt.
4. Save to commit the deletion to disk.

Extract Files

1. Select entries.
2. Choose Extract.
3. Pick output folder.

Note: unsaved staged entries are intentionally skipped by extraction.

Save

When you save, ERFEdit rewrites the archive through a temporary folder and reloads it.

What this means for users:

• Save can take longer on large archives.
• You should leave the app open until save fully completes.
• After save, staged * entries should become normal entries.

Verification After Save

1. Close and reopen the same archive.
2. Confirm added/deleted files are correct.
3. Extract one changed file as a spot-check.