Notepad not saving texts

ICIT2LOL · Mar 25, 2023

I am having some difficulty in saving a document from my Notepad in that I put in some text and then go to Save as and it comes back doing nothing. As a matter of fact the text I enter is not displayed in the notepad title bar.
Any help really appreciated.

kgarrett67 · Mar 25, 2023

Here is an article from Microsoft that might help.

Redirecting

ICIT2LOL · Mar 25, 2023

Thanks kgarret mate I have already seen that following a net search What I don't get is that there is no mention of permissions when I right-click the File tab??

Try3 · Mar 25, 2023

I suggest you bowl out that Permissions possibility by going to the folder you were trying to save in using File explorer then right-click over a blank area on the right-hand side, New, {select anything - text document, bmp, ...}.
If the new file is created in your chosen folder then your problem has nothing to do with Permissions.

Best of luck,
Denis

kgarrett67 · Mar 25, 2023

ICIT2LOL said:
Thanks kgarret mate I have already seen that following a net search What I don't get is that there is no mention of permissions when I right-click the File tab??

What about the location that you are trying to save the file. Could that folder be protected? Try saving in a different folder to see if you get different results.

ICIT2LOL · Mar 25, 2023

Well I Don't know what to do next as the notepad will not even save anything from gobbledygook to a batch file I was trying to save. I can only put it down to an update that broke the notepad??

kgarrett67 · Mar 25, 2023

ICIT2LOL said:
Well I Don't know what to do next as the notepad will not even save anything from gobbledygook to a batch file I was trying to save. I can only put it down to an update that broke the notepad??

In setting, goto Installed Apps, then scroll down to find Notepad. To the right, click the 3 dots and choose Advanced Options. Scroll down that page a bit and you'll see Repair. Click and try that once.

ICIT2LOL · Mar 25, 2023

Ok K I tried that mat but still no go. But in the meantime, I have stumbled across a way to get my batch file to a new folder in C: drive how I did that I cannot quite remember how?
But thanks anyway I had no idea that you could do that sort of action.

glasskuter · Mar 26, 2023

Uninstall notepad, restart, and reinstall notepad.

How to Reinstall Notepad in Windows 11/10 via Optional Features

Notepad has been an Optional Feature in Windows 11/10 which means you can install or reinstall Notepad, when required or download it from the Store.

www.thewindowsclub.com

If that doesn't work open cmd as admin and run sfc /scannow

ICIT2LOL · Mar 26, 2023

Thanks, glasscutter I did that and notepad now shows the save as - the files name but I cannot get it to save to the C: drive as a start batch file. It seems to be fixated on One Drive for a place for the file to be saved for even though I have set a new folder in the C: drive. Oh and a sfc came back as all clear.

Try3 · Mar 26, 2023

ICIT2LOL said:
I cannot get it to save to the C: drive

Do not try to save anything to the root of the C:\ drive. I don't think that's what you've been trying but I'm not certain.
So what is the path to the folder you've been trying - "even though I have set a new folder in the C: drive"?

Try3 said:
I suggest you bowl out that Permissions possibility by going to the folder you were trying to save in using File explorer then right-click over a blank area on the right-hand side, New, {select anything - text document, bmp, ...}.
If the new file is created in your chosen folder then your problem has nothing to do with Permissions.

You have not responded to this suggestion yet.

All the best,
Denis

ICIT2LOL · Mar 26, 2023

Sorry late reply Denis (in hospital right now) I don't know how to get to permissions although I might do an Edge search. I have got the batch fle to work after much ado and really it was only as I was trying to follow the instructions of a YouTube video on having the Performance show on the taskbar for easy access to that info.

MisterEd · Mar 26, 2023

Windows refuses to let me save to the C: drive. However, it does let me save somewhere else. The default location is the Documents folder. If you select No then you can browse to somewhere else and save it there.

Try3 · Mar 27, 2023

ICIT2LOL said:
I don't know how to get to permissions

You don't need to. The test does not require you to know anything about permissions and, depending on the result, you might never need to.

ICIT2LOL said:
save to the C: drive as a start batch file

ICIT2LOL said:
I have got the batch fle to work after much ado

If you want to discuss how to get a batch file to run at startup then please confirm whether or not it needs Admin approval because that is a significant difference when doing this.

See you when you get parole,
All the best,
Denis

Try3 · Mar 27, 2023

MisterEd said:
Windows refuses to let me save to the C: drive

Sorry, that should be, "Windows refuses to let me save to the root of the C: drive".
That has been a limitation for decades.
The root of the OS drive used to be used by malware and preventing its use was a means of protecting the system. [Don't ask me how it's a protection, I've never understood it.]

All the best,
Denis

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