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    • Pino InsegnaP
      Pino Insegna
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      Notepad++ always crashes when I open .nfo files

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      • andrecool-68A
        andrecool-68
        last edited by

        Do not open these files in Notepad++

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        • Meta ChuhM
          Meta Chuh moderator @andrecool-68
          last edited by Meta Chuh

          @andrecool-68

          patient: doctor, doctor, my leg hurts if i press here.
          doctor: then don’t press here. 😉


          @Pino-Insegna

          we need some more information from you, to be of assistance:

          what was the size of the .nfo file ?
          was it a text .nfo or a windows system information .nfo ?
          did you try to open a .nfo file from windows explorer right-click on file > open with notepad++,
          or from the notepad++ file > open menu ?

          please also provide us with your debug information by going to the notepad++
          menu: ? > debug info... > copy debug info into clipboard and paste this information here.

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          • andrecool-68A
            andrecool-68 @Meta Chuh
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            @Meta-Chuh
            Not a joke! When I open these files with Notepad++ hangs tightly! And no matter what size *.nfo files. I faced it many years ago.

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            • Alan KilbornA
              Alan Kilborn @Meta Chuh
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              @Meta-Chuh said:

              patient: doctor, doctor, my leg hurts if i press here.

              I was gonna do the same thing, except with elbow movement back and forth…but then I realized that N++ shouldn’t “crash” no matter what it is “fed”. :)

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              • Meta ChuhM
                Meta Chuh moderator @andrecool-68
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                @andrecool-68

                strange, 7.6.3. x86 and x64 open all .nfo files without any problem, as seen at the screenshot below.
                Imgur

                do you have any test .nfo file for me ?
                if it’s small enough, you could also paste it here.
                this intrigues me.

                @Alan-Kilborn

                I was gonna do the same thing, except with elbow movement back and forth…but then I realized that N++ shouldn’t “crash” no matter what it is “fed”. :)

                true, but it does not crash, at least not for me.
                none of my setups crashes when opening .nfo files smaller than appx 320mb (x86) to 2gb (x64).
                win7, 10, mac, ubuntu, 7.5.5 - 7.6.4 x86 and x64
                even if it is too big, it does not crash for me, it presents me with the usual file too big alert.

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                • andrecool-68A
                  andrecool-68 @Meta Chuh
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                  @Meta-Chuh
                  This happens when there are graphics in this file. Once can open the file …and then every discovery collapses!

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                  • andrecool-68A
                    andrecool-68 @Meta Chuh
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                    @Meta-Chuh said:
                    These files may contain similar graphics

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                    • Meta ChuhM
                      Meta Chuh moderator @andrecool-68
                      last edited by

                      @andrecool-68

                      strange, even with graphics it works and does not crash with all .nfo files i have found and tested.
                      even a search or count works as expected.

                      what am i doing wrong … or better to say, what am i doing right ? ;-)

                      Imgur

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                      • andrecool-68A
                        andrecool-68 @Meta Chuh
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                        @Meta-Chuh
                        Now I can’t repeat this mistake.

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                        • Pino InsegnaP
                          Pino Insegna
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                          Hi all users,
                          I use Notepad++ x86 and I just discovered that was HexEditor plugin that causes the crash.
                          I’m disappointed because it is very useful

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                          • Meta ChuhM
                            Meta Chuh moderator @Pino Insegna
                            last edited by Meta Chuh

                            @Pino-Insegna

                            ahhhhh, thank you for reporting that.

                            i have already forgotten why hexedit got completely ditched from the stable list and why it is removed (disabled) on every update.

                            my apologies for not remembering this, and again many thanks for sharing.

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                            • Meta ChuhM
                              Meta Chuh moderator @Pino Insegna
                              last edited by Meta Chuh

                              @Pino-Insegna and all

                              ps: @chcg occasionally plays around improving JensLorenz’s old original HexEdit code over >>> here <<<.

                              i’ve just installed @chcg 's HexEdit version 0.9.5.19 (x64) on notepad++ 7.6.4 and i’m still able to open, search, and hexview, any .nfo file, without any issues.

                              can someone confirm or disprove this ?

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