diff --git a/plugins/builtin/include/content/providers/view_provider.hpp b/plugins/builtin/include/content/providers/view_provider.hpp
index 31064790b..51a00441a 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/include/content/providers/view_provider.hpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/include/content/providers/view_provider.hpp
@@ -101,8 +101,28 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
             return m_provider->getDataDescription();
         }
 
-        void loadSettings(const nlohmann::json &settings) override { hex::unused(settings); }
-        [[nodiscard]] nlohmann::json storeSettings(nlohmann::json settings) const override { return settings; }
+        void loadSettings(const nlohmann::json &settings) override {
+            auto id = settings.at("id").get<u64>();
+            m_startAddress = settings.at("start_address").get<u64>();
+            m_size = settings.at("size").get<size_t>();
+
+            const auto &providers = ImHexApi::Provider::getProviders();
+            auto provider = std::ranges::find_if(providers, [id](const prv::Provider *provider) {
+                return provider->getID() == id;
+            });
+
+            if (provider == providers.end())
+                return;
+
+            m_provider = *provider;
+        }
+
+        [[nodiscard]] nlohmann::json storeSettings(nlohmann::json settings) const override {
+            settings["id"] = m_provider->getID();
+            settings["start_address"] = m_startAddress;
+            settings["size"] = m_size;
+            return settings;
+        }
 
         [[nodiscard]] std::string getTypeName() const override {
             return "hex.builtin.provider.view";
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/providers/file_provider.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/providers/file_provider.cpp
index 3b7580f91..c89fa4a40 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/providers/file_provider.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/providers/file_provider.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         }
 
         if (m_writable) {
-            if (m_fileSize < MaxMemoryFileSize && !m_writable) {
+            if (m_fileSize < MaxMemoryFileSize) {
                 m_data = m_file.readVectorAtomic(0x00, m_fileSize);
                 if (!m_data.empty()) {
                     m_changeTracker = wolv::io::ChangeTracker(m_file);