Preset does not survive reboot

[reetp]

On an old 'iMac 12.1' currently on Ventura using 1.5.16 Pro I have noticed that the custom preset that I save never appears to survive a reboot.

It doesn't look like the plist file gets modified. Permissions look OK. No idea how to test that further - the plist file appears to be in an encrypted binary format that I can't view/convert?

john@Johns-iMac ~ % ll ~/Library/Preferences/com.crystal*
-rw-------  1 john  staff  1026 Mar  3 18:50 /Users/john/Library/Preferences/com.crystalidea.macsfancontrol.plist

iMac12,1_tech_info.zip

[kleuter]

Did you try to quit the app manually and then reboot?

[reetp]

No.

I expected to be able to reboot without touching anything and it to be able to remember the settings....

[kleuter]

Unfortunately I wasn't able to reproduce it. Any specific steps please?

[reetp]

Set custom settings

Save

Reboot

Oh.

No idea where to look to see if the saved settings are actually there - I guess a file of some sort?

[kleuter]

thank you, normally they should be inside the plist.

Please post here the plist (zipped) before (with a new preset) and after the reboot (when the preset is missing).

com.crystalidea.macsfancontrol.plist

thanks again!

[kleuter]

I also noticed in the tech zip that you're running macOS Monterey (not Ventura), right?

[reetp]

Hi,
Before and after, and dir perms for reference

Archive.zip

you're running macOS Monterey

I am an idiot.

Yes, this machine is on Monterey via opencore - old iMAc 12.1/i5. Not got round to upgrading to Ventura as yet.

My Macbook is , or was, Ventura..... Confoosed! Sorry :-(

[kleuter]

Thank you, there must be a bug in the app that prevents from reading the plist correctly.
Please try this build and post tech info zip, it has extended log so hopefully I can locate the issue.
macsfancontrol.zip

Thanks.

[reetp]

Thanks for that - sorry I am out and about but will test this ASAP and respond accordingly!

[kleuter]

Thank you, looking forward

[kleuter]

Please?

[kleuter]

😢

[reetp]

Sorry I got distracted by a big router issue at work and I am now out and about until Saturday :-(

I did some brief tests and got some inconsistent results which I started documenting, but didn't finish.

Twice I managed to get double icons in the top tray, and it didn't appear to survive.

I promise I will get back to this as soon as I am back!!