diff --git a/iocBoot/iocCygwin/auto_settings.req b/iocBoot/iocCygwin/auto_settings.req
index 51ac1559f7827af79010b39fa4036118c9ac68d9..fd3b2da50cb47b06c598a8d4e75645e41a7dd699 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocCygwin/auto_settings.req
+++ b/iocBoot/iocCygwin/auto_settings.req
@@ -30,18 +30,25 @@ file scan_settings.req P=$(P),S=scanH
 ##$(P)KohzuMode2MO.VAL
 ##$(P)Kohzu_yOffsetAO.VAL
 
+### user calcs.  Disabled on startup unless the xxxEnable PV is
+### autosaved.
 file userCalcs10_settings.req P=$(P)
 file userCalcN_settings.req P=$(P),N=I_Detector
-
-file saveData_settings.req P=$(P)
+#$(P)userCalcEnable
 
 file userTransforms10_settings.req P=$(P)
+#$(P)userTranEnable
 
 file userStringCalcs10_settings.req P=$(P)
+#$(P)userStringCalcEnable
 
 file userArrayCalcs10_settings.req P=$(P)
+#$(P)userArrayCalcEnable
 
 file userStringSeqs10_settings.req P=$(P)
+#$(P)userStringSeqEnable
+
+file saveData_settings.req P=$(P)
 
 # 4-step measurement
 file auto_4step_settings.req P=$(P),Q=4step
diff --git a/iocBoot/iocLinux/auto_settings.req b/iocBoot/iocLinux/auto_settings.req
index 204684b3f8fcb2de201ac3ec0059a7c851c6209e..e546555ab2b1f0271dc3eee20a916ed5bf2e3f89 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocLinux/auto_settings.req
+++ b/iocBoot/iocLinux/auto_settings.req
@@ -30,20 +30,25 @@ file scan_settings.req P=$(P),S=scanH
 ##$(P)KohzuMode2MO.VAL
 ##$(P)Kohzu_yOffsetAO.VAL
 
+### user calcs.  Disabled on startup unless the xxxEnable PV is
+### autosaved.
 file userCalcs10_settings.req P=$(P)
 file userCalcN_settings.req P=$(P),N=I_Detector
-
-file saveData_settings.req P=$(P)
+#$(P)userCalcEnable
 
 file userTransforms10_settings.req P=$(P)
+#$(P)userTranEnable
 
 file userStringCalcs10_settings.req P=$(P)
+#$(P)userStringCalcEnable
 
-# string-sequence records
-file sseq_settings.req P=$(P),S=Sseq1
-file sseq_settings.req P=$(P),S=Sseq2
-file sseq_settings.req P=$(P),S=Sseq3
+file userArrayCalcs10_settings.req P=$(P)
+#$(P)userArrayCalcEnable
 
+file userStringSeqs10_settings.req P=$(P)
+#$(P)userStringSeqEnable
+
+file saveData_settings.req P=$(P)
 
 # 4-step measurement
 file auto_4step_settings.req P=$(P),Q=4step