<![CDATA[Save Question]]>Someone recommended Notepad++ to me, and I am trying it. I like the UI. But… I had a HUGE amount of difficulty in something I was trying to accomplish, because it appears that–different from all other Windows programs–Notepad++ doesn’t tell you when you exit that you haven’t saved your file and offer to save it. I thought maybe my change hadn’t been saved, over and over, multiple problems–and I’d open up the file in Notepad++ again, and my changes were there. So… only today, after uninstalling software, and stepping back hours of work, and trying again–I discover that Notepad++ can’t be relied on to show me the current version of a file when I open it with the filename! It can show me a cached version, with changes I made, but which hadn’t been saved. These behaviors are so disconcerting to me, I’m at a loss. Is it just learning to cope with this very non-standard text editor behavior. Or might there be a preference (I looked and didn’t see) which I could set to make these behaviors more what I would expect?–which is warning and allowing to save a file when exiting the program; always opening the current version of a file when opening with a filename on the command line (or opening the file with File Open). Advice would be most appreciated.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/12138/save-questionRSS for NodeWed, 16 Sep 2026 19:05:26 GMTFri, 22 Jul 2016 18:30:10 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Save Question on Tue, 26 Jul 2016 11:29:34 GMT]]>It might be a bit unfair to “not recommend” a program because you don’t like one of its many features, especially when that one behavior is configurable.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/17021https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/17021Tue, 26 Jul 2016 11:29:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Save Question on Mon, 25 Jul 2016 20:37:45 GMT]]>Wow, thanks for the info! That works! How does anyone ever figure that out? I would think that default setting would be a deal-breaker for most. I’m glad there’s a way–if totally obscure–to fix it–but at this point I don’t think I could ever recommend Notepad++ to anyone, including myself. And I really appreciate your responding.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/17016https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/17016Mon, 25 Jul 2016 20:37:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Save Question on Fri, 22 Jul 2016 21:16:01 GMT]]>Although I understand some people find this feature useful, it is always the first thing I disable with a fresh install of Notepad++ (I like knowing what is actually on the harddrive ;)).

Settings > Preferences > Backup and uncheck Enable session snapshot and periodic backup

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/16983https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/16983Fri, 22 Jul 2016 21:16:01 GMT