Set Notepad++ to remember last session?

Question

I'm on windows 7. Because I work sometimes on long projects I'd like notepad++ to remember the last session instead of me having to save new sessions and load them manually. I set the MISC tab in the settings to remember the last session, but it never does. I installed notepad++ in programfiles and appdata as default. However, everytime I start notepad++ it starts with "new 1". It's extremely annoying. Any way to fix it?

Answer 1

For me, the resolution was a combination of things. Below is what I did to fix it:

1. Completely quit out of Notepad++
2. Deleted the session.xml file found here: C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++
3. Open Notepad++
4. Navigate to: Settings -> Preferences -> Backup
5. Ensure that "Remember current session for next launch" and "Enable session snapshot and periodic backup" are selected

These items allowed me to get my program to remember previous session, and open where I left off.

Answer 2

Similar to mmp's answer (made a copy of session.xml then deleted the original). I went to Settings -> Preferences -> Backup and placed a checkmark in 'Enable session snapshot and periodic backup'. This caused a new session file to be created in my backup path. Not sure if this was on previously and inadvertently turned off, but I will check with my cat.

Answer 3

I had this issue also (Windows 7). I noticed the ./AppData/Roaming/Notepad++/session.xml file was not being updated when I closed out of Notepad++ and I think it should have been. So, I closed Notepad++, made a copy of session.xml then deleted the original. I then reopened Notepad++, opened a new page or two and closed it and it appears to now be working correctly as the pages were saved (so far). Sounds like maybe the above mentioned "corrupted file" was the issue?