Mandelbulb 3D freezing up suddenly (deja' vu)

[chaos_crystal]

Hi, I have been using version 190 since it came out, having a wonderful time with the MutaGen, wondering how the heck I ever got along without it...! Suddenly, however, the program has been freezing up every time I open and try to go to the usual folder of .m3p files. I keep getting a message saying "this folder is empty" when I know it is not! It is brim full of my files, both old and new... I had the same trouble on another laptop that I own, in fact I kept the previous build handy for whenever the freezeup would occur. Those were older versions that didn't have MutaGen yet.

I'm about to go now and scan my computer in case there's a bug or something...but I'm getting that Deja' Vu feeling... No clue why this should be happening. My computers are modest, not superpowered, but they are adequate for my simple needs.

And yes, my Ini Dirs are fine, pointing to the correct destinations.

Thoughts or suggestions, anyone?

crystal