Default Directory Issue

woodrow smith

Notepad++ v7.8.7 (32-bit)
Build time : Jun 5 2020 - 02:34:28
Path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit)
OS Version : 2004
OS Build : 19041.508
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins : DSpellCheck.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.508] (Windows 10 Pro, build 2004, 64bit)

issue:
Notepad++ > Settings > Preferences > Default Directory > Follow Current Document
None of the settings will make Notepad++ directory follow the current document.
Directory is always the last one used. Restarting Notepad++ has no effect.

Terry R

@woodrow-smith

Apparently this setting is causing others before similar issues.

I don’t have the answer but if you search through this forum using the 2 words Default directory you will find several posts. Hopefully one might help you.

Terry

Alan Kilborn

@woodrow-smith said in Default Directory Issue:

Notepad++ > Settings > Preferences > Default Directory > Follow Current Document

I’ve always found this choice to be the most reliable and (thus luckily) the one that makes the most sense to want to use.

Maybe there is a “disconnect” about how you think this is supposed to work? Maybe walk us through an example? Otherwise, I think it is working fine for the vast majority of users, so I don’t think there’s anything else anyone can do to help.