Re: Error message when opening The Gimp
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Patrick Wiseman wrote:
> Why do I always get this message when I open The Gimp?
>
> Unable to open a test swap file. To avoid data loss please check the
> location and permissions of the swap directory defined in your
> Preferences (currently "/tmp/gimp-2.0").
In my (default?) confiugration (File -> Preferences -> Folders) I have
/home/<my-user-name>/.gimp-2.2/tmp
Maybe that would work for you?
> There's no such directory. If I create it, then restart The Gimp, all is
> well. But the next time I get the error all over again.
Because all directories in /tmp will be deleted on reboot.
HTH,
Johannes
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