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    • Ofer GalO
      Ofer Gal
      last edited by

      Up until a week ago I was able to close notepad++ without being asked to save unsaved files.
      the next time I started it, all the unsaved files appeared in the editor, even after a shutdown.

      I guess a new version took it away or made it a none default behavior.
      Is there a setting I can change to bring it back?

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      • Claudia FrankC
        Claudia Frank @Ofer Gal
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        @Ofer-Gal

        I’m a bit confused what you’ve described as it sounds like it does what you want, anyway
        the setting about automatic backup is under
        Settings->Preferences->Backup
        I guess you are looking for Remember current session…

        Cheers
        Claudia

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        • Ofer GalO
          Ofer Gal
          last edited by

          You rock!
          That is exactly what I missed.

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          • Scott SumnerS
            Scott Sumner @Ofer Gal
            last edited by

            @Ofer-Gal

            YMMV but you may want to read about some users’ problems with data loss after leaving files “unsaved”: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/13119/automatic-reset

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            • andrewralonA
              andrewralon
              last edited by

              I’ve been using unsaved files for forever, but recently when closing N++ I get a prompt: Save file “new 1”?

              What changed? I already have “Remember current session” enabled in Preferences->Backup.

              Is there a way to prevent it from prompting me to save unsaved files?

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              • glennfromiowaG
                glennfromiowa
                last edited by

                I noticed that today also after I upgraded to version 7.3.2. It didn’t force me to save modified files that previously had been saved, but my new1, new2, etc. files were forced to be saved. Probably not a big issue, since I should save them regularly anyway, but it is a change in functionality from the previous version.

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                • andrewralonA
                  andrewralon
                  last edited by

                  Yes @glennfromiowa those are my symptoms exactly.

                  It’s like the new1, new2, … files are not being backed up, implying their changes would actually be lost if they are not saved when prompted.

                  Did something change with the session snapshot / periodic backups? Did a default setting change?

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                  • Claudia FrankC
                    Claudia Frank @andrewralon
                    last edited by

                    @andrewralon

                    I’m using 7.3.2 as well and don’t have reported behavior.
                    If settings are correct, I would give it a try to disable/enable via the menu.
                    Meaning, uncheck it, close - restart npp, enable the setting and see if it is working again.
                    If this doesn’t help I would rename the %APPDATA%\notepad++ directory and let npp
                    recreate it’s configuration files. (assuming you don’t have local config)
                    Check it again and if it is solved copy your files from the renamed directory
                    back to the current one and see which one might have been corrupted.

                    Cheers
                    Claudia

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                    • glennfromiowaG
                      glennfromiowa
                      last edited by

                      Thanks, @Claudia-Frank I disabled/enabled the backups as you suggested, and that did seem to take care of the problem. I also discovered another issue that apparently changed one of my settings! (will post a new thread on that in a moment), but first, details on how I backed up my settings before disabling and then enabling them. It’s still weird that we would need to disable and re-enable it to avoid that regression!

                      First, I saved my session using File -> Save Session. Then I zipped my backup folder (%AppData%\backup\ - I have a non-local install) to save it. Then, I checked under Settings -> Preferences:

                      Settings

                      Backup -> Remember current session for next launch = Checked
                      -> Enable session snapshot and periodic backup = Unchecked †
                      -> Backup in every 60 seconds
                      -> Backup path: = C:\Users\xxxxxxxxx\Google Drive\Npp\backup\

                      † This was apparently changed recently, perhaps due to the issue I mentioned above. I know a week ago, it was Checked!

                      Change 1:

                      -> Enable session snapshot and periodic backup = Checked

                      Tried to change Backup path: but it wouldn’t allow changes

                      Restarted
                      Change persisted

                      Change 2:

                      Backup -> Remember current session for next launch = Unchecked
                      -> Enable session snapshot and periodic backup = Unchecked

                      Restarted
                      Clean session loaded

                      Change 3:

                      File -> Load Session -> (previously saved session file)
                      Settings -> Preferences ->
                      Backup -> Remember current session for next launch = Checked
                      -> Enable session snapshot and periodic backup = Checked
                      File -> New -> (typed random text in new file)
                      Also typed random text into existing file

                      Restarted - Was not prompted to save file new1
                      Change persisted

                      I haven’t needed to go into the zipped backup folder yet, but figure that’s a safe step to take before doing a change like this. The program appears to create a new date-time-stamped backup file for each time the unsaved file is closed.

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                      • Claudia FrankC
                        Claudia Frank @glennfromiowa
                        last edited by

                        @glennfromiowa

                        thx for sharing - yes it makes absolute sense to backup your data first
                        to avoid data loss. I should have mentioned it.
                        The backuppath cannot be changed (well it can but then you have to use the cloud).
                        Do not really understand why but I guess there are reasons but to be honest
                        I didn’t check the source code for this functionality thoroughly so it is still some kind
                        of black whole for me. If there would be a option to vote to make it changeable,
                        my voice guaranteed. ;-)

                        Cheers
                        Claudia

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