[Solved] Defunct extensions

[Akram]

My editing work in LibreOffice depended quite a bit on four extensions, none of which now work. This has really reduced the attractiveness of LibreOffice for me, and after nearly 20 years as a user (starting with OpenOffice), I am wondering whether it is time to look for something else. The four extensions are (or were):

• Pepito Cleaner - there is a purported fork of this, but when I try to load it I get the message: Add Extension(s):
  C:\Users\....\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4\user\uno_packages\cache\uno_packages\lu52722ntxb3.tmp_\PepitoCleaner.oxt does not exist.
• Template Changer - I get the same message: Add Extension(s):
  C:\Users\....\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4\user\uno_packages\cache\uno_packages\lu4624188a.tmp_\TemplateChanger-L-2.0.1.oxt does not exist.
• AltSearch - same: Add Extension(s):
  C:\Users\....\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4\user\uno_packages\cache\uno_packages\lu644085n9ey.tmp_\AltSearch.oxt does not exist.
• MultiFormatSave - and again: Add Extension(s):
  C:\Users\....\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4\user\uno_packages\cache\uno_packages\lu526085fo22.tmp_\multiFormatSave_v1-5-6.oxt does not exist.

If anyone can identify from these messages that there is something wrong with my set-up or process, I would be really glad to hear about it.

[Zizi64]

Try to reset the User Profile of the LibreOffice and reinstall the extensions.

Search the Extensions webpage for some informations: maybe some Extensions are not maintanced for the newer versions of the LibreOffice. In this case you can
- wait for a newe version of the Extension, or
- use the older version of the LibreOffice what the Extension worked with.

[Zizi64]

I just installed the winPenPack version of the portable LO 7.1.5 x64 onto my Win10x64, and the extension AltSearch 1.4.2. version: It works for me.

[Hagar Delest]

I use the portable version of LO on my Windows 10 machine and sometimes I experience such issue, usually after a crash or a non-responsive LO that I've to kill (it may be linked to the security applications on my system).
Once I got fed up reinstalling them (and the various customization of my profile), I decided to back-up the whole profile (but the /backup folder, even if empty in my case), thus, when it happens, I just retrieve the whole thing and that's all.

[Akram]

Fantastic result: all four extensions are installed again. Thank you for the suggestions.

The solution was to ditch the old user profile and start again. The relatively small downside is that I now have to fiddle with my toolbars to get them the way I like, but I am happy to do that for the benefits of getting my working environment back. I think I might trial the portable version on the desktop SSD.

[Villeroy]

Instead of fiddling, I would try to replace the config subdirectory of your new profile with the one from the old profile. This is the place where UI customizations are stored. Always keep a backup of whatever you replace.

[Akram]

That is good to know. Thank you. In the mean time, I decided that the default layouts are not so bad after all. I may just slowly customise from the default settings, as the whim takes me.