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    • PeterJonesP
      PeterJones @Pallieguy
      last edited by

      @pallieguy said in Notepad++ 8.4.2 not recognizing file extension to define language:

      any saved sessions keep the language I’ve identified.

      Indeed, that is the way it works. The session files track the Language selected for each file – so that way if you’ve manually selected a language for a file, it will keep it from run-to-run as long as you don’t close the file in Notepad++. And if you had saved a separate session file (File > Save Session…) then that UDL information was saved in that file, so any time you load that session file, it will keep that UDL information with the file. Other *.php files, and any file like the php.misnamed which starts with <?php will determine the type as PHP when you do the File > Open on them; but if you have a PHP file in a session and had saved that session with something other than PHP selected, it will remember that. Resave your session now that demo.php is identified as a PHP, and your problem will not come back to haunt you.

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      • Giannis RaptisG
        Giannis Raptis
        last edited by

        Hello

        I recently had a similar “issue” with other type of source files and only if I open the file from file explorer and not from File->Open.

        For example .py, .md, .txt, .json, etc. files (with extension).
        When they are opened from File->Open or File->Recent the language is detected and is correctly visible on the left side of status bar.
        When they are opened from file explorer in all cases the language is not detected and in status bar is see the following a21361f7-3023-4355-817c-aba89919657f-image.png

        I have a couple of UDLs but all mentioned file types-extensions should not be affected.

        Notepad++ v8.4.2 (64-bit)
        Build time : May 29 2022 - 16:47:30
        Path : C:\Users~~\Apps\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
        Command Line :
        Admin mode : OFF
        Local Conf mode : ON
        Cloud Config : C:\Users~~\Apps\Notepad++\cloudDir
        OS Name : Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
        OS Version : 21H2
        OS Build : 19044.1766
        Current ANSI codepage : 1252
        Plugins :
        ComparePlugin (2.0.2)
        DSpellCheck (1.4.24)
        EnhanceAnyLexer ()
        Explorer (1.9.5)
        GitSCM (1.4.7.1)
        MarkdownViewerPlusPlus (0.8.2)
        mimeTools (2.8)
        NppConverter (4.4)
        NppExport (0.4)
        NPPJSONViewer (1.40)
        NppXmlTreeviewPlugin (2)
        PoorMansTSqlFormatterNppPlugin (1.6.13.31508)
        SurroundSelection (1.4.1)

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        • PeterJonesP
          PeterJones @Giannis Raptis
          last edited by

          @giannis-raptis ,

          Given that your status bar shows path or file/machine information in the “file type” section like @Pallieguy showed, I now think you have found something… however, I am not able to replicate it with my installation of Notepad++.

          If I use the Windows Explorer and use the double-click action (on file types like .txt and .md, which have their default action set to Notepad++), it loads them up and immediately recognizes the type; and if I use my right-click Edit with Notepad++ action on any file type (those listed, or .py or .json, to finish replicating your examples), it also correctly recognizes the type: it does not pick a non-existent UDL and show part of the file path in the status bar.

          Notepad++ v8.4.2   (64-bit)
          Build time : May 29 2022 - 16:47:30
          Path : C:\usr\local\apps\notepad++\notepad++.exe
          Command Line : "C:\Users\xxxxx\Downloads\TempData\23148.txt"
          Admin mode : OFF
          Local Conf mode : OFF
          Cloud Config : OFF
          OS Name : Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit) 
          OS Version : 20H2
          OS Build : 19042.1586
          Current ANSI codepage : 1252
          Plugins : 
              AutoSave (1.6.1)
              ComparePlugin (2.0.2)
              DSpellCheck (1.4.24)
              EnhanceAnyLexer ()
              ExtSettings (1.2.1)
              MarkdownViewerPlusPlus (0.8.2)
              mimeTools (2.8)
              NppConsole (1.2.4.1)
              NppConverter (4.4)
              NppEditorConfig (0.4)
              NppExec (0.8)
              NppExport (0.4)
              NppFTP (0.30.12)
              NppLspClient ()
              NppUISpy (1.0.4)
              PreviewHTML (1.3.2)
              PythonScript (2)
              QuickText (0.2.4.1)
              TagLEET (1.3.10.1)
              _CustomizeToolbar (5.3)
          

          I wonder if there’s some difference in the way our file associations are defined which are causing the difference between your installation’s behavior and mine… Weird. If you can provide more information (how you made your associations, or digging into the registry to show us exactly what those associations look like), it might provide enough hints to make a replicable situation: if we can replicate it and define the exact sequence of events necessary, then we can probably file a bug report about it; but without a way to replicate it, I am not sure that a bug report will get much activity after the first attempt to replicate it fails.

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          • PallieguyP
            Pallieguy @PeterJones
            last edited by

            @peterjones
            I booted up my computer today and I’m now getting the behavior described by @Giannis-Raptis. If I go File > Open it detects the language, if I right click in explorer and select Edit with Notepad++ it detects the language, if I select the file from the recent files section under the File menu it detects the language. The only way it doesn’t is if I double click the file in Windows Explorer.

            I’ve tried my hardest to avoid dealing with the windows registry. If you can let me know what details you need I’ll gladly get you what I can.

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            • PeterJonesP
              PeterJones @Pallieguy
              last edited by

              @pallieguy

              Here’s a way to do it where you cannot accidentally write anything: using the command-line REG QUERY which just grabs information from the registry without editing it. (For these instructions, I am assuming that even double-clicking a *.txt file is giving this wrong behavior. If not, replace the .txt below with an extension that double-clicks into Notepad++ but doesn’t identify correctly, like maybe .php, since that’s what started it all.)

              Open a command prompt

              REG QUERY HKCR\.txt /VE
              

              This will output something like:

              HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt
                  (Default)    REG_SZ    txtfile
              

              Whatever the text is to the right of REG_SZ, use that in the next query:

              REG QUERY HKCR\txtfile
              

              Share those results with us (use the </> button on the forum toolbar to wrap your text in a black box like I did)

              For example, mine is:

              C:\usr\local\share>REG QUERY HKCR\.txt /VE
              
              HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt
                  (Default)    REG_SZ    txtfile
              
              
              C:\usr\local\share>REG QUERY HKCR\txtfile
              
              HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile
                  (Default)    REG_SZ    Text Document
                  EditFlags    REG_DWORD    0x210000
                  FriendlyTypeName    REG_EXPAND_SZ    @%SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe,-469
              
              HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\DefaultIcon
              HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell
              

              Those will give the “old fashioned” file associations, which Windows used prior to Win10 (and still work in Win10 and Win11, though they are moving away from them)

              But since @giannis-raptis is on Win10, it might be useful to examine the newer “Open With” storage locations

              REG QUERY HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.txt /S
              REG QUERY HKCR\Applications\notepad++.exe /S
              

              Give us the output to both of those as well

              For the record, mine are:

              C:\usr\local\share>REG QUERY HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.txt /S
              
              HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.txt\OpenWithList
                  a    REG_SZ    notepad.exe
                  b    REG_SZ    cabd
                  c    REG_SZ    EXCEL.EXE
                  d    REG_SZ    notepad++.exe
                  MRUList    REG_SZ    dce
                  e    REG_SZ    chrome.exe
              
              HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.txt\OpenWithProgids
                  txtfile    REG_NONE
              
              HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.txt\UserChoice
                  ProgId    REG_SZ    Applications\notepad++.exe
                  Hash    REG_SZ    cK5ueCMWhb4=
              
              
              C:\usr\local\share>REG QUERY HKCR\Applications\notepad++.exe /S
              
              HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe
                  FriendlyAppName    REG_SZ    Notepad++
                  (Default)    REG_SZ    Notepad++ Text Document
              
              HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe\DefaultIcon
                  (Default)    REG_SZ    "c:\usr\local\apps\notepad++\notepad++.exe",-100
              
              HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe\shell
              
              HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe\shell\open
                  Icon    REG_SZ    c:\usr\local\apps\notepad++\notepad++.exe,-101
              
              HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe\shell\open\command
                  (Default)    REG_SZ    "C:\usr\local\apps\notepad++\notepad++.exe" "%1"
              

              And finally, grab

              REG QUERY HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ApplicationAssociationToasts
              

              But that’s too big. So paste it into Notepad++, and then run the following replacement on it:

              • FIND WHAT: (?-s)^((?!Toasts|Notepad\+\+\.exe|\.txt).)*(\R|\Z)
              • REPLACE WITH: (empty)
              • hit Replace All

              Then copy/paste the filtered results from Notepad++ into a black </> box in your your reply as well.

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              • PallieguyP
                Pallieguy @PeterJones
                last edited by

                @peterjones
                I tried a .txt to see if the language problem persisted and like after the .css yesterday, the language is back to being detected properly for all my files. If it happens again tomorrow I will run these commands and post them while it’s still wonky.

                First set of commands:

                C:\Users\Palli>REG QUERY HKCR\.php /VE
                
                HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.php
                    (Default)    REG_SZ    php_auto_file
                
                
                C:\Users\Palli>REG QUERY HKCR\php_auto_file
                
                HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\php_auto_file\shell
                

                Second two:

                C:\Users\Palli>REG QUERY HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.php /S
                
                HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.php\OpenWithList
                    a    REG_SZ    firefox.exe
                    b    REG_SZ    cab
                    c    REG_SZ    {1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\OpenWith.exe
                    d    REG_SZ    dabc
                    MRUList    REG_SZ    eabcd
                    e    REG_SZ    notepad++.exe
                
                HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.php\OpenWithProgids
                    php_auto_file    REG_NONE
                
                HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.php\UserChoice
                    Hash    REG_SZ    8c5Dq+bAc2A=
                    ProgId    REG_SZ    Applications\notepad++.exe
                
                
                C:\Users\Palli>REG QUERY HKCR\Applications\notepad++.exe /S
                
                HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe\shell
                
                HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe\shell\open
                
                HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe\shell\open\command
                    (Default)    REG_SZ    "D:\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" "%1"
                

                Filtered last command:

                HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ApplicationAssociationToasts
                    txtfile_.txt    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    textfile_.txt    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.sfv    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.srt    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.ssa    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    soffice.StarWriterDocument.6_.txt    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    soffice.StarCalcDocument.6_.txt    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.txt    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.php    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\NOTEPAD.EXE_.txt    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.gcode    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.pl    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.css    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.js    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.orig    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.ini    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.log    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.fasta    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.htaccess    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.cpp    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.h    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.cfg    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.pem    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.html    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.json    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.lock    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.gitignore    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    AppX4ztfk9wxr86nxmzzq47px0nh0e58b8fw_.txt    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.test    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.old    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.new    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.xml    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.bar    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.htpasswd    REG_DWORD    0x0
                    Applications\notepad++.exe_.env    REG_DWORD    0x0
                
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                • PeterJonesP
                  PeterJones @Pallieguy
                  last edited by

                  @pallieguy ,

                  I wonder if one of your plugins is causing Notepad++ to have intermittent difficulty in identifying the file type. Weird. If it goes back to happening, share your ?-menu’s Debug Info like @Giannis-Raptis did.

                  Also, if it happens again, try closing Notepad++ and renaming your c:\program files\notepad++\plugins directory (which is one of the steps in this FAQ, which though it claims to be about crashing, is also a general-purpose see-if-plugin-is-causing-problem instruction set; because your problem is only with double-click, you cannot easily use option #1, but option #2 will still work for you)

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                    Pallieguy @PeterJones
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                    • PallieguyP
                      Pallieguy @PeterJones
                      last edited by Pallieguy

                      @peterjones
                      I haven’t installed any plugins that I’m aware of, but I’ll try that after posting if it happens again tomorrow.

                      Debug info:

                      Notepad++ v8.4.2   (64-bit)
                      Build time : May 29 2022 - 16:47:30
                      Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
                      Command Line : "D:\Dropbox (xxxx)\xxxx\Coding\xxxx\web\content\submissions\permissionForm\index.php"
                      Admin mode : OFF
                      Local Conf mode : OFF
                      Cloud Config : OFF
                      OS Name : Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) 
                      OS Version : 21H2
                      OS Build : 19044.1766
                      Current ANSI codepage : 1252
                      Plugins : 
                          mimeTools (2.8)
                          NppConverter (4.4)
                          NppExport (0.4)
                      
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                      • PeterJonesP
                        PeterJones @Pallieguy
                        last edited by

                        @pallieguy said in Notepad++ 8.4.2 not recognizing file extension to define language:

                        I haven’t installed any plugins that I’m aware of

                        Your Debug Info agrees: you only have the default plugins, which aren’t the culprit.

                        Well, let us know if the problem comes back.

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                        • PallieguyP
                          Pallieguy @PeterJones
                          last edited by

                          @peterjones
                          Day three and the same problem. Only difference is I didn’t shut down the computer last night.

                          First commands:

                          C:\Users\Palli>REG QUERY HKCR\.php /VE
                          
                          HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.php
                              (Default)    REG_SZ    php_auto_file
                          
                          
                          C:\Users\Palli>REG QUERY HKCR\php_auto_file
                          
                          HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\php_auto_file\shell
                          

                          Second Set:

                          C:\Users\Palli>REG QUERY HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.php /S
                          
                          HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.php\OpenWithList
                              a    REG_SZ    firefox.exe
                              b    REG_SZ    cab
                              c    REG_SZ    {1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\OpenWith.exe
                              d    REG_SZ    dabc
                              MRUList    REG_SZ    eabcd
                              e    REG_SZ    notepad++.exe
                          
                          HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.php\OpenWithProgids
                              php_auto_file    REG_NONE
                          
                          HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.php\UserChoice
                              Hash    REG_SZ    8c5Dq+bAc2A=
                              ProgId    REG_SZ    Applications\notepad++.exe
                          
                          
                          C:\Users\Palli>REG QUERY HKCR\Applications\notepad++.exe /S
                          
                          HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe\shell
                          
                          HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe\shell\open
                          
                          HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe\shell\open\command
                              (Default)    REG_SZ    "D:\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" "%1"
                          

                          Filtered last command:

                          HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ApplicationAssociationToasts
                              txtfile_.txt    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              textfile_.txt    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.sfv    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.srt    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.ssa    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              soffice.StarWriterDocument.6_.txt    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              soffice.StarCalcDocument.6_.txt    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.txt    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.php    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\NOTEPAD.EXE_.txt    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.gcode    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.pl    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.css    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.js    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.orig    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.ini    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.log    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.fasta    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.htaccess    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.cpp    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.h    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.cfg    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.pem    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.html    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.json    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.lock    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.gitignore    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              AppX4ztfk9wxr86nxmzzq47px0nh0e58b8fw_.txt    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.test    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.old    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.new    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.xml    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.bar    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.htpasswd    REG_DWORD    0x0
                              Applications\notepad++.exe_.env    REG_DWORD    0x0
                          

                          Possible solution
                          I find out that if N++ is closed and I open the file through Windows Explorer, then language is detected and everything works, even if I open new files. If I open N++ from my taskbar shortcut (Set by right clicking an open N++ and selecting Pin to taskbar) then double click on the file in Windows Explorer is the only time it seems to not be working. Opening N++ by opening the file in my taskbar also shows a second N++ icon in that taskbar:
                          359ca8c8-672f-4f41-a814-8b41d2f4abcf-image.png

                          Unpinning the old shortcut (originally pinned so long ago I don’t recall which N++ version it was) and pinning the new one Fixed the problem entirely. It may be that enough time has passed for the problem to resolve itself like when I tried the txt and css files, so I’ll have another update tomorrow, but it appears the issue had to do with the shortcut made for an older version of N++.

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                          • PallieguyP
                            Pallieguy @Pallieguy
                            last edited by

                            I missed the edit window to correct this, sorry.

                            Before my taskbar screenshot I meant to say:
                            Opening N++ by opening a file in Windows Explorer also shows a a second N++ icon in my taskbar:

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                            • PeterJonesP
                              PeterJones @Pallieguy
                              last edited by PeterJones

                              @pallieguy said in Notepad++ 8.4.2 not recognizing file extension to define language:

                              Unpinning the old shortcut (originally pinned so long ago I don’t recall which N++ version it was) and pinning the new one Fixed the problem entirely.

                              Yeah. I wonder if you still have a residual notepad++ installation somewhere else other than your newly-pinned shortcut.

                              Actually, your data actually already shows that. Earlier, you were running from C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe, as your Debug Info showed. Your REG QUERY output showed

                              HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe\shell\open\command
                                  (Default)    REG_SZ    "D:\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" "%1"
                              

                              (though I didn’t see it yesterday, because I didn’t scroll far enough in your black box)

                              So when you double-click when no notepad++ was running, it ran your D:-drive copy of Notepad++. If you used your old shortcut, it was apparently running your C:-drive copy … and then, because you presumably don’t have multi-instance enabled, when you double clicked, it tried to run the D:-drive copy, but saw the C:-drive copy running and opened the file with that instead.

                              Since I believe you pinned the copy that was associated, I believe your pin should now point to the D:-drive copy. If so, I would recommend removing the C:-drive copy, to avoid future confusion. But check your pin to make sure: right click on the pin, then right click on the notepad++ near the bottom, then select “properties”: the Target field will show which one is now pinned.

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                              • PallieguyP
                                Pallieguy @PeterJones
                                last edited by

                                @peterjones
                                I do indeed have a C: and a D: install, I wonder when I did that?

                                Glad this is resolved, thanks fro all your help!

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                                • PeterJonesP
                                  PeterJones @Pallieguy
                                  last edited by

                                  @pallieguy said in Notepad++ 8.4.2 not recognizing file extension to define language:

                                  I wonder when I did that?

                                  Probably at one of the updates: there was a while when the installer would not notice an old installation if it wasn’t in c:\program files\notepad++, so even if you had installed to D:\notepad++\, the updater/installer would put the newer copy in c:\program files\notepad++ instead. IIRC, that has been fixed (I spent a couple minutes searching through the issues list, but wasn’t using a narrow enough set of search terms, so couldn’t find it buried in all the other results), so the next time you run the installer/updater for whatever version you end up keeping, it should hopefully default to the existing location.

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