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How can I change the default path to/from which NP++ saves/open files?

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Just got to trying Notepad++ and am annoyed at the lack of setting (?) to specify
path for data files. It always opens in the Notepad++ folder and that's not
where I want to keep data files. Anyone know if there is a way to specify default
data file folder?

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Remember last operation directory?


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By: haibara

Right-click on the shortcut you use to open Notepad++ (whether on the Desktop,
in the Start Menu, or both), and select Properties.

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By: psouza4

I'm having the same issue. I use the 'remember last operation directory', but
it never works unless I misunderstand its operating intention. As far as I
can tell, it should recall the last folder I opened a file from or saved to
-- it does until Notepad++ is restarted and then proceeds to forget it again,
regardless of this setting or that I have N++ sessions turned on.

Is there any way to set Notepad to remember the last working folder across
sessions/application launches, like UltraEdit and other editors do?

Thanks!

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By: psouza4

Additionally, is there any way to set Notepad++ to use the directory of the
currently-active tab, like UltraEdit does? I'd prefer this to the above,
actually.

Example: I have three files open, one from C:\Program Files\Apache\logs, one
from Z:\Inetpub, and one from my desktop. If my currently-active tab is the
one from Apache's logs and I go to open a file, it'd be very handy for Notepad++
to search for files in the same folder as the one I'm working with rather than
the last one I'd opened (my desktop / last operation directory) or the default
folder if it's a fresh launch of Notepad++ with session restoration (in which
case it relies on the shortcut to set the working directory).

This is probably my most missed features in UltraEdit and the one that causes
me the most grief by not having it in Notepad++. I have to keep multiple Explorer
windows open to quickly access the files I want right now.

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"Forget" last operation directory?


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By: nobody

This thread seems to completely fail to answer the question. I remember pre
this last update, if I clicked on 'open' or 'save' whilst I was looking at ANY
file, it would show the directory the file was residing in. This does not do
that anymore and it is frustrating. No doubt like many I edit files in more
than one directory, so I really hope this gets a proper fix soon.

Mosey

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By: tmont

I'm still using v4.7.5 due to this not being fixed. I've read through every
semi-relevant thread on this board I could find, and not found anything addressing
this. "Remember last operation" does NOT address this bug.

To reiterate, the functionality I'm looking for is that a "Save as..." or "Open"
command should open a file dialog in the CURRENTLY SELECTED file's directory.
The "Remember last operation" does not use the currently selected file's location,
but rather the previous operation's directory, which may or may not be the currently
selected file.

I've been resisting updates for a long time now due to this never being readded
to the distribution (I assume it's a Scintilla thing, since I believe this
functionality was removed when Notepad++ upgraded to a newer version of Scintilla).
Some of the new features sound totally rad, and I'd like to use them, but the
removal of that one feature is so annoying to me that I'd rather just keep using
an older version.

Thanks.

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By: harrybharry

To make things a little clearer:

The "remember last operation directory" option locks the working directory to
what it currently is during runtime.
If you then restart Notepad++, it will be locked to the directory notepad++
started in, which mostly is the directory it is installed in.
To have it use the directory of the currently active file, _uncheck_ this option.
Switch a file atleast once or restart and it should follow the directory of
the active file. If the active file is a new document, the directory will
automatically reset to the directory that notepad++ is installed in.

The word "remember" in the option simple means notepad++ will remember what
it is at the moment, and keep that.
Also, browsing in the open/save dialog has the tendency to alter the working
directory if I recall correctly, so that will influence it too.

Im considering adding an option so that instead of going to the install directory
when a new file is active, it'll go to some user defined directory. However,
it is not implemented and if it will be, its probably an hidden option. However,
the name of the option proably wil lbe changed to something that should cause
less confusion.

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By: fool4uanyway

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To have it use the directory of the currently active file, _uncheck_ this

option.

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Switch a file atleast once or restart and it should follow the directory of

the

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active file. If the active file is a new document, the directory will

automatically

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reset to the directory that notepad++ is installed in.

Of course, the file/tab switch shouldn't be necessary for the unchecking to
become active. When showing the file dialog, Notepad++ should simply check the
status of the option and choose the correct directory to use.


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By: tmont

Okay, I wasn't completely clear in my last post. Maybe these scenarios will
help explain what I'm talking about.

Example:
----
You have three files open: foo.txt, bar.txt and newfile. If I switch from foo.txt
to newfile and try to save newfile, it will try to save it in foo.txt's directory.
If you switch from newfile to bar.txt and back to newfile and try to save newfile,
it will try to save it in bar.txt's directory. Newer versions of Notepad++
(greater than v4.7.5) do not do this.

If you have "remember last operation" checked, and do an "open" while having
foo.txt selected, it will open in foo.txt's directory. Then if you try to save
newfile, it will try to save it in foo.txt's directory. If you switch from
newfile to bar.txt and back to newfile and try to save it, it will still try
to save it in foo.txt's directory. In this case I would want to save newfile
in bar.txt's directory.
----

If we could set the user-defined default directory as the previously selected
file's directory, that would accomplish this. i.e. the default directory gets
updated to the selected file's directory as you focus different tabs. Right
now, "remember last operation" only remembers the directory if you actually
navigate to that directory, rather than on focus.

I hope that makes things clearer.

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By: harrybharry

The reason this behaviour was removed is because it would cause a lock on that
particular directory, so user were unable to delete it.
It generated numerous bug reports and forums posts, so instead a directory was
chosen that is guaranteed to exist: the notepad++ directory.

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By: fartinguncle

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The reason this behaviour was removed is because it
would cause a lock on that particular directory, so
user were unable to delete it.
It generated numerous bug reports and forums posts,
so instead a directory was chosen that is guaranteed
to exist: the notepad++ directory.

This all makes sense except for the very last bit? Why would anyone want to
save their files to the NP++ program directory? Surely it should default to
the 'My Documents' folder, which is also guaranteed to exist, and is likely
to be a lot closer to wherever the user actually intends to save the file?

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By: harrybharry

True, thats why I was considering adding that part in, though retrieving the
My Documents folder was codewise harder to do, and didnt think of it.
I'd like to see this customisable, so it takes some effort

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By: tmont

Ah. That makes sense, although I found that tiny piece of functionality extremely
convenient. Thanks for the explanation.

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By: shakeandbake

nice tip. works for me!

<~<~<~ Shake and bake! ~>~>~>

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By: ivarsig

This is unacceptable.
I'll go back to v4.7.5 or maybe change back to some other editor.
Of course should active directory follow the active file. Nothing else makes
sense the way I use editors to edit, compile and upload files.

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By: fool4uanyway

This is unacceptable.

Nothing anyone else than I says, makes sense the way I use my sense to judge
things.


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By: donho

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This is unacceptable.
I'll go back to v4.7.5 or maybe change back to some other editor.

No, please don't.
We will do anything you want to keep you away from using other editors.

Don

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