File edits not changing file status
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I don’t know the code of Notepad++ (obviously), but it seems like whatever determines whether the file has been edited is what’s broken. When the problem happens, the File / Save command is grayed out, and the Ctrl-S keyboard shortcut doesn’t work. The tab’s icon also doesn’t change color to red when I make changes in the file, nor is the asterisk added to the window title bar. I can make all of the changes to the file I want, but N++ doesn’t seem to know that it has been changed. And it only affects new files – not ones that already existed.
My workaround has been to close the file after the initial save, then re-open it. Then everything works normally as it should. But if I forget, those changes are likely to be lost.
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@doubledeej said in File edits not changing file status:
(yes, I run AD at home)
As you are running AD, then I wonder if that environment is the cause of your issues. AD is useful if running multiple systems, so either you have multiple “real” PCs or possibly “virtual” PCs.
Reading through the posts on this and the fact that nothing thus far has worked, I can only suggest breaking it down into smaller portions. Granted you have already tried 32bit and 64bit installations. What about another PC within the AD environment (real or virtual), or take your system out of the AD environment (temporarily)? Only change 1 environment parameter at a time and through that you may be able to narrow down where the issue lies.
Are there any syncing apps involved such as One Drive that may be reverting the file to an earlier version?
Terry
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@doubledeej said in File edits not changing file status:
I don’t know the code of Notepad++ (obviously), but it seems like whatever determines whether the file has been edited is what’s broken
But it doesn’t happen to most, I would argue 99.9% of the users and
therefore it is really hard to dig deeper if, for example, on my system everything works as expected. -
@Terry-R My main PC is the only one experiencing the issue. Other computers on my network are working fine as of right now.
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@Terry-R I don’t have any sync software configured on the directory in question. And the issue isn’t that the contents of the file are being overwritten, it’s that I don’t even have the option to save new files after the initial save. The Save command is disabled in the menu, the Control-S keyboard shortcut doesn’t work, and all visual indicators inside of Notepad++ that normally indicate that a file has been modified aren’t working. I can make changes in the file all day long and it refuses to let me save.
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Still not working correctly in 7.8.6.
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