Harmandeep Singh Kandhari - How Can I Recover Unsaved Files After Notepad++ Crash?

harmansinghdeepkandhari

Hi Everyone,

I’m Harmandeep Singh Kandhari from India, A Health and Wellness Motivator. And I was working on an important file in Notepad++ when the program suddenly crashed before I could save my changes. Is there any way to recover unsaved work using backup or session features? Also, what settings should I enable to prevent losing data in the future?

Regards,
Harmandeep Singh Kandhari

Terry R

@harmansinghdeepkandhari

A good place to start is the FAQ section. A post there called Periodic Backup vs AutoSave Plugin will definitely help for the future and may even give you some hints of where any temporary files might be found if you had some settings configured correctly.

Good luck.
Terry

PeterJones

@harmansinghdeepkandhari ,

You don’t need to quote your name at the beginning of every topic (which makes it harder to understand what your question is about). And you don’t need to start by introducting yourself in every topic; we don’t need your C.V. (especially now that you’ve done it twice), as it has nothing to do with us helping you use Notepad++.

Regarding this question: What are your current Settings > Preferences > Backup settings?

If you give us more to work with, we can do a better job of helping you, though, as @Terry-R said, the FAQ does give our best advice.

If you have specific details related to Notepad++ to add, please include them, so that you can help us to help you, otherwise pointing you to the FAQ is the best we can do…

Evelyn Walker

Hi Harmandeep,

Welcome to the community.

Yes, there is a good chance you may still be able to recover your unsaved work. Notepad++ has a built-in backup and session snapshot feature that often restores files after a crash.

First, try reopening Notepad++. If the session snapshot feature was enabled, the file may reopen automatically with the content you were working on before the crash.

You can also check the backup folder manually. Go to:
C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\backup
Sometimes Notepad++ stores temporary backup files there, which may contain the unsaved content.

To reduce the risk of losing data in the future, it’s a good idea to enable a few settings:

Open Settings → Preferences → Backup.
Enable Session snapshot and periodic backup.
Choose Remember current session for next launch.
Set a backup interval such as every 7 or 10 seconds.

With these options enabled, Notepad++ will automatically save temporary snapshots of your work and restore them if the program closes unexpectedly.

Hopefully your file is still in the backup folder. Let us know if you need help locating it.

Regards.