The option to save a file is greyed out in Eclipse

Question

I'm using Eclipse 3.7 on Ubuntu. Often, after editing a file, I cannot save it - the "save" option is greyed out in the menu and Ctrl+s seems to do nothing, even though the file has just been modified and the editor displays the asterisk before the file name in the tab header.

Changing the active tab to another file and then coming back to the first file "unlocks" the save option, which I can then choose.

What causes this behavior, and how can I fix it?

Answer 1

This is a reported bug in Eclipse. You can follow up and bring more information in the bug report in Eclipse's bugzilla.

Answer 2

The easiest workaround I could find was to just restart eclipse. Worked for me.