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    Ofer Gal
    last edited by Jan 31, 2017, 2:41 PM

    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 Frank @Ofer Gal
      last edited by Jan 31, 2017, 2:51 PM

      @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 Gal
        last edited by Jan 31, 2017, 3:52 PM

        You rock!
        That is exactly what I missed.

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          Scott Sumner @Ofer Gal
          last edited by Jan 31, 2017, 4:36 PM

          @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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            andrewralon
            last edited by Feb 23, 2017, 8:20 PM

            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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              glennfromiowa
              last edited by Feb 23, 2017, 8:35 PM

              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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                andrewralon
                last edited by Feb 24, 2017, 1:19 PM

                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 Frank @andrewralon
                  last edited by Feb 25, 2017, 11:50 PM

                  @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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                    glennfromiowa
                    last edited by Feb 28, 2017, 12:31 AM

                    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 Frank @glennfromiowa
                      last edited by Feb 28, 2017, 1:06 AM

                      @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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