[Github-comments] [geany/geany] Geany refuses to save a file (under yet undetermined conditions) (#1500)

[elextr]

> I have installed Geany today, and did not fiddle around with Plugins.

Ok, if its a new install and you didn't enable any plugins in `Tools->Plugin Manager` then there should be none running, but maybe just check none are enabled in plugin manager.

> Of course, and, as I said, I for sure did not do anything with this file from a different program. Plus, the error occured on 3 files out of 5. And, I could save these files earlier in the same edit session.

Thats fine, we have to check the obvious first :)

> I have now changed the settings to use Windows dialogues, but honestly, I like the GTK ones better.

Let us know if the problem still occurs, the GTK dialogs are not something we build so I don't know what they do, but I know they run extra threads, so maybe they trawl the filesystem to pre-load the dialogs, and I think I remember somewhere reports of them holding locks on stuff.

> I wonder whether the problem might be related to a temporary directory or backup directory. 

Other than its config directory that is saved in your user data (see `Help->Debug Messages` 4-5 down says where) Geany itself doesn't fiddle with files other than your explicit save and load, but some plugins do, hence the first question.

> Unfortunately, this version of Geany is not usable for me. I will therefore switch to a different editor, BUTif one of the Geany maintainers wants me to try out something, I will of course turn back to Geany, because I want to help to find the bug.

I presume that means the windows dialogs didn't help :(

I know that there are some who use Geany on windows without problems, not sure if its 7 though, think its 10.  Maybe they can provide some more suggestions on that might be unusual about your system.

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