diff --git a/src/kiri/init.js b/src/kiri/init.js
index b71f8569..f45a19a0 100644
--- a/src/kiri/init.js
+++ b/src/kiri/init.js
@@ -723,9 +723,8 @@
             let mode = API.mode.get(),
                 current = settings(),
                 local = isLocalDevice(devicename),
-                dproc = current.devproc[devicename],
                 dev = current.device = CONF.device_from_code(code,mode),
-                proc = current.process,
+                dproc = current.devproc[devicename], // last process name for this device
                 newdev = dproc === undefined,   // first time device is selected
                 predev = current.filter[mode],  // previous device selection
                 chgdev = predev !== devicename; // device is changing
@@ -734,10 +733,12 @@
             if (code.profiles) {
                 for (let profile of code.profiles) {
                     let profname = profile.processName;
+                    // if no saved profile by that name for this mode...
                     if (!current.sproc[mode][profname]) {
                         console.log('adding profile', profname, 'to', mode);
                         current.sproc[mode][profname] = profile;
                     }
+                    // if it's a new device, seed the new profile name as last profile
                     if (newdev && !current.devproc[devicename]) {
                         console.log('setting default profile for new device', devicename, 'to', profname);
                         current.devproc[devicename] = dproc = profname;
@@ -836,7 +837,9 @@
             API.view.update_fields();
             platform.update_size();
 
+            // store current device name for this mode
             current.filter[mode] = devicename;
+            // cache device record for this mode (restored in setMode)
             current.cdev[mode] = currentDevice = dev;
 
             if (dproc) {
@@ -994,6 +997,7 @@
             let exp = btoa(JSON.stringify({
                 version: KIRI.version,
                 device: selected,
+                process: API.process.code(),
                 code: devs[selected],
                 time: Date.now()
             }));
diff --git a/src/kiri/main.js b/src/kiri/main.js
index ad688fa7..5bde4966 100644
--- a/src/kiri/main.js
+++ b/src/kiri/main.js
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@
             layer_max: 0
         },
         device: {
+            code: currentDeviceCode,
             get: currentDeviceName,
             set: noop, // set during init
             clone: noop // set during init
@@ -311,6 +312,10 @@
             grid : function() { return false },
             local : function() { return false }
         },
+        process: {
+            code: currentProcessCode,
+            get: currentProcessName
+        },
         platform,
         selection,
         show: {
@@ -2185,6 +2190,11 @@
             if (val === '' && tval == null) {
                 continue;
             }
+            if (Array.isArray(tval) && Array.isArray(val)) {
+                if (JSON.stringify(tval) == JSON.stringify(val)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
             if (tval != val) {
                 // console.log(key, 'expected', val, 'got', tval);
                 same = false;
@@ -2551,13 +2561,14 @@
 
     function loadSettings(e, named) {
         let mode = getMode(),
-            name = e ? e.target.getAttribute("load") : named || "default",
+            name = e ? e.target.getAttribute("load") : named || currentProcessName() || "default",
             load = settings.sproc[mode][name];
 
         if (!load) return;
 
-        // clone loaded process into settings
-        settings.process = clone(load);
+        // cloning loaded process into settings requires user to save
+        // process before switching devices or risk losing any changes
+        settings.process = load;//clone(load);
         // update process name
         settings.process.processName = name;
         // save named process with the current device
@@ -2815,6 +2826,18 @@
         return settings.filter[getMode()];
     }
 
+    function currentDeviceCode() {
+        return settings.devices[currentDeviceName()];
+    }
+
+    function currentProcessName() {
+        return settings.cproc[getMode()];
+    }
+
+    function currentProcessCode() {
+        return settings.sproc[getMode()][currentProcessName()];
+    }
+
     function setControlsVisible(show) {
         $('mid-lcol').style.display = show ? 'flex' : 'none';
         $('mid-rcol').style.display = show ? 'flex' : 'none';