Save as File Type Options

joesalvati68

I had to reinstall Notepad++ on a new windows build and when I did, these file type extensions disappeared when I click Save As and I cannot seem to get them to re-appear.

Any suggestions?

PeterJones

@joesalvati68 ,

What do you mean by “disappeared”? Your screenshot shows it working, so it’s hard to know what exact problem you have.

Do you mean that you ran it, and the popup showed, and then collapsed? All you should have to do is hit the pulldown ﹀ to get it to show again.
Do you mean that you hit the ﹀ and it no longer shows? If so, does nothing happen, or does it show an empty list?
Do you meant that it has a list, but it’s white-on-white text (or some such combination)?

When you installed Notepad++ on the new Windows build, did it properly create %AppData%\Notepad++ (assuming a normal installation) and the files inside (including %AppData%\Notepad++\langs.xml)? Because Notepad++ gets the list of SaveAs types and extensions from that langs.xml. You might want to share your ?-menu’s Debug Info to help us understand more about your installation, so we can be more specific in our advice.

If langs.xml exists but is empty, then that pulldown might be empty. But if you exit Notepad++, delete it, and re-run Notepad++, it should re-create langs.xml from the install-directory’s langs.model.xml (Of course, if langs.model.xml is missing or corrupt, that might explain the problem with langs.xml)

But, in general, my response is “it works for me”, so we’ll need more from you to be able to figure out what’s wrong.

joesalvati68

@PeterJones I tried replying but not sure if it went through. I copied the above picture. My actual wndow is here.

and this is my debug info
Notepad++ v8.8.5 (64-bit)
Build time: Aug 14 2025 - 00:32:39
Scintilla/Lexilla included: 5.5.7/5.4.5
Boost Regex included: 1_85
Path: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line: “C:\Program Files\Notepad++\change.log”
Admin mode: OFF
Local Conf mode: OFF
Cloud Config: C:\Users\JoeSalvati\OneDrive - Arcuity ai, Inc\Notepad++_backup
Periodic Backup: ON
Placeholders: ON
Scintilla Rendering Mode: SC_TECHNOLOGY_DIRECTWRITE (1)
Multi-instance Mode: monoInst
asNotepad: OFF
File Status Auto-Detection: cdEnabledNew (for current file/tab only) + cdAutoUpdate
Dark Mode: ON
Display Info:
primary monitor: 1920x1200, scaling 100%
visible monitors count: 1
installed Display Class adapters:
0000: Description - Intel® UHD Graphics
0000: DriverVersion - 32.0.101.6556
0001: Description - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
0001: DriverVersion - 32.0.15.7700
OS Name: Windows 11 Enterprise (64-bit)
OS Version: 24H2
OS Build: 26100.4946
Current ANSI codepage: 1252
Plugins:
mimeTools (3.1)
NppConverter (4.6)
NppExec (0.8.8)
NppExport (0.4)
NppMenuSearch (0.9.6)

PeterJones

@joesalvati68 said in Save as File Type Options:

@PeterJones I tried replying but not sure if it went through. I copied the above picture. My actual wndow is here.

As the post-edit window told you (you had to hit the X to close it when replying), until you get enough “upvotes”, you will have to wait for a moderator to approve all your posts.

Notepad++ v8.8.5 (64-bit)
…
Admin mode: OFF
Local Conf mode: OFF
Cloud Config: C:\Users\JoeSalvati\OneDrive - Arcuity ai, Inc\Notepad++_backup

ahh, I wouldn’t have guessed you were in Cloud Config mode. So my suggestion of %AppData%\Notepad++\langs.xml was wrong. In Cloud Config mode, it would be C:\Users\JoeSalvati\OneDrive - Arcuity ai, Inc\Notepad++_backup\langs.xml

…
Plugins:
mimeTools (3.1)
NppConverter (4.6)
NppExec (0.8.8)
NppExport (0.4)
NppMenuSearch (0.9.6)

I am doubtful, but since i’ve never used it, the culprit might be NppMenuSearch. You could try running with that plugin disabled (if you don’t know how to run with a specific plugin disabled, see the Possible Culprit: Plugin in our FAQ).

If disbling that plugin doesn’t fix it, then open C:\Users\JoeSalvati\OneDrive - Arcuity ai, Inc\Notepad++_backup\langs.xml, and show us the first 25 lines or so, using a screenshot like:

or click the </> button in your reply, and pasting the text of the first 25 lines inside the ``` … ``` section:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<NotepadPlus>
    <!-- The keywords of the supported languages, don't touch them! -->
    <!-- For languages like C/C++ substyle1..8 entries, you may enter your own keywords in those entries,
        to have them show up in the "Default keywords" list shown in the Style Configurator -->
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