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DaJMasta
(@dajmasta)
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NEVER Overwrite User Filament Settings Without Confirmation on Configuration Update

I thought I completely lost a chunk of my library of custom filament settings after an innocuous seeming configuration update, but I was able to find an reload a snapshot that included them.

Please make sure that PrusaSlicer's updates can NEVER overwrite user custom settings (like custom filaments) without a prompt confirming it will be done.  I lost a few because, apparently, there are settings being added with the same name (my guess), without any sort of warning, and when I went to go print using my normal settings, I couldn't even find the filament settings I've been relying on for years.

I'm all for additional features and updates, but the way updates are forced seems incorrect.  I had issues years ago when for whatever reason, linear advance K values changed completely, and instead of notifying me of a change or automatically adjusting the values I had custom in my filament settings, it just started making my prints worse until I realized what was going on and then copied in linear advance settings from the stock filament profiles.

I don't know if a majority of customers want new filament or machine settings to just overwrite what they use, but I rely on the settings I've made to be consistent because I use it like a tool, and as there are legitimately valuable fixes and improvements made, I really would like to be told if the settings I've put effort into tuning are being made obsolete or being overwritten.  A simple confirmation window with what's changing would suffice.

Posted : 22/12/2025 6:56 am
andhson
(@andhson)
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RE: NEVER Overwrite User Filament Settings Without Confirmation on Configuration Update

Very valid point but report as an issue on the Prusa slicer GitHub https://github.com/prusa3d/PrusaSlicer if you want the developers to notice. The post here makes people aware if they where not already, I was not and I agree with you, overwriting without warning is bad UX.

/Anders

Posted : 22/12/2025 9:48 am
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