Changing into Admin mode removes all changes
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If I edit a file in e.g. Program files, then when it comes to save it I get an error:
Save failed
The file cannot be saved and it may be protected.
Do you want to launch Notepad++ in Administrator mode?Answering Yes, will set Notepad++ to Administrator mode AND restore the document to the state it had before I changed it!!!
So I have to start over and make the changes again :-(
Is this a bug, working as designed or do I have have to configure something?
// Anders
Notepad++ v7.7.1 (32-bit)
Build time : Jun 16 2019 - 21:14:50
Path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF (before I try to save, it is set to ON after I have answered yes to the question…)
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS : Windows 10 (64-bit)
Plugins : ComparePlugin.dll DSpellCheck.dll JSMinNPP.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll NppTextFX.dll XMLTools.dll -
but after admin mode npp open in new instance window did you notice that
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There is a plugin named NppSaveAsAdmin which has been developed especially for your use case. It is available via PluginsAdmin.
Instead of launching a new instance of Notepad++ in admin mode (which causes the data loss you described) it starts code from a companion DLL file in admin mode which saves your document to the desired location.
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Thanks for the tip of NppSaveAsAdmin . It was not available from the PluginsAdmin, but I downloaded it from SourceForge
Works perfectly!!
One problem less…
// Anders
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