Could the pp3 file be avoided with TIF files?

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At the moment I am using this dev version of RT:

RawTherapee_dev_5.8-3002-g4d1711412_W64_znver2_210622

Though I think the described detail works the same way for all versions:

When I load a TIF file into RT it’s most often to compare that version to the original editing of the RAW file, so in such cases I have no need for at pp3 file to be created for the TIF - as I have no intention of changing anything in the TIF in that situation.

But a pp3 is created anyway, and the number of “formal” pp3 files build up for no reason and only add to my confusion.

I suggest that no pp3 file is automatically saved for a TIF file (and probably a JPG too) unless explicitly demanded. This could depend on the well known question: “Do you want to save the changes to mycurrentTIForJPGfile” - Y/N.

Alternatively - no changes of the TIF or JPG would delete the pp3 in the background - or the pp3 would not be created - depending on when this file is created in the process.

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This is a long-standing feature request: Don't create PP3 files unless something has changed - save-strategy2 branch · Issue #2857 · Beep6581/RawTherapee · GitHub

Quite some work and discussion had been put into it, but it never came to a satisfactory modification of the code. I think this should definitely be on the agenda for v6.0.

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Thank you, Roel - nice not to be alone with the problem. Also, it could have been a feature in Preferences I had overlooked. I really hope those pp3s will become optional.