Default save extension is "Normal Text" but Notepad++ is saving without an extension
When I try to save a file, the default extension is All types (*.*)
. It basically saves it without an extension, for example, just new 1
instead of new 1.txt
.
“Default language” option in Settings → Preferences → New Document is set to “Normal Text”.
I Googled and saw that you can change the default save extension in langs.xml
.
I've opened it but as far as I've understood the .txt
file extension is already set as a default extension:
<Language name="normal" ext="txt" />
What do I do to make the default extension .txt
?
Screenshots:
The “New document” settings menu:
Trying to save the file and it wants to save to All types (*.*)
, not as Normal text:
Version v7.8.7 of Notepad++ fixed this issue, so try updating Notepad++.
If you need to use an older version of Notepad++ for some reason, you can avoid this issue by switching to the older save dialog prompts (this worked on versions 7.3.2, 7.3.3. and 7.4.2):
Settings->Preferences->Default Directory->uncheck Use new style save dialog…
(Source) Posted by (Claudia Frank)
New style save dialog has to be set to disabled for file extension suffix to work.
- Menu » Settings » Preferences
- "Default Directory" tab
- Uncheck "Use new style save dialog (without file extension feature)"