notepad-plus-plus / notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus
Save as - always writes to the program directory instead of selected path
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Description
I'm using N++ and several computers but only one exhibits this behavior. Tried uninstall/install and that didn't help. The version is 7.8.1 64bit (same thing with 7.7.1 32 bit that was previously there)
Steps to reproduce:
- Create new file
- Save as to "My Document"
- The app prompts with this message ("My Documents" is not write protected and does not need administrator mode).
- Click yes, try again...the file gets written to c:\Program Files\Notepad++ folder instead of "My Documents"
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the Save As steps on the affected Windows setup using Notepad++ 7.8.1 64-bit, then compare the selected destination with the path actually written after retrying. The issue names no source file or test, so identifying the save-path handling entry point and adding a regression check would be part of the investigation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100