Notepad++ has a Reload false alarm / bug? "This file has been modified by another program. Do you want to reload it"? even when it hadn't been recently modified at all?!

Josef Eliáš

@leo-eibler , @donho
Where is this fix available? I have same problem and it sounds like you have fix :D

donho

@josef-eliáš
Download v8.1.9.2 here:
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v8.1.9.2/

Marc Greiner

I am having the “Reload false alarm” issue.

Notepad++ 8.4.4 64 bits
pCloud (a cloud storage competitor to DropBox etc.)
Windows 11

Steps to reproduce:

In Notepad++, save a text file to a folder in the P: drive.
The P: drive is the “logical” drive that pCloud synchronizes between my PCs.
Give the focus to another app window.
Give the focus back to Notepad++.
Notepad++ prompts me with “This file has been modified by another program. Do you want to reload it?”

My Notepad++ is configured like so:
Preferences -> MISC. -> File Status Auto-Detection -> Enabled for all opened files

Doug Ross

@Marc-Greiner I am having this same issue as well. I am on version 8.4.5 32-bit, though it has been happening through the past several versions.

The steps are exactly the same as Marc described, though my files are being synced to OneDrive, not pCloud.

Also, my File Status Auto-Detection setting is set to “Enabled”.

Alan Kilborn

IMO, Notepad++ has trouble with this for files that are on these types of drives. In my case, like @Doug-Ross it is for OneDrive, and indeed I discussed it on this forum over 2 years ago; see current top result HERE and also note some other results…

There is also an “issue” open for this; see HERE.

Perhaps it isn’t a problem for most users of these services, so it has gained little attraction from those that could address it.

Mountain-Eagle

@Marc-Greiner I have this problem occasionally while using SpiderOak doing scheduled cloud storage backups every 30 minutes.
Windows 10 Pro 64 bits
Notepad++ v8.4.9 64 bits
Preferences ->
MISC. -> File Status Auto-Detection -> Enabled.
Backup -> Enable session snapshot and periodic backup every 5 minutes.

When I am prompted with: “Do you want to reload?” I click no and proceed normally.

I am a small business owner, with tech knowledge, not a developer.
I will be migrating from Windows 10 to Linux Mint, not upgrading to Windows 11.

jim hughes

I’m using NP++ for the first time and seems I’m getting this “file has been modified” warning constantly - except for my first access to the file. Any way I can turn this off?

Terry R

@jim-hughes said in Notepad++ has a Reload false alarm / bug? “This file has been modified by another program. Do you want to reload it”? even when it hadn’t been recently modified at all?!:

I’m getting this “file has been modified” warning constantly

This page of the online manual might help.

As you would have read, it tends to be an issue with cloud based storage, is that what you are using?

Terry

Denis Rionnet

I’ve been using Notepad++ for a very long time, and it’s only very recently that I experienced this constant “file has been modified” warning.
I currently use v8.8.1 (64bits on Windows 10), which I think is the most recent.
I understand that this behaviour can be disabled via the settings panel (it works: the warning gets muted)). But actually, this warning was a good feature as long as it was accurate.

Ekopalypse

@Denis-Rionnet

This usually works quite reliably as long as the underlying file system supports it.
Where are these files stored and which file system is used?