Tell me more ×
Super User is a question and answer site for computer enthusiasts and power users. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 0 down vote favorite
1

When my computer gets shut down unexpectedly (e.g. crash) the unsaved running notepad.exes have all their data lost (unlike other programs whereby I could easily do a "restore").

Is there a "restore" solution for NotePad ?

==
Windows Vista Home Premium SP2

share|improve this question
1  
as an interesting note, I once was typing into untitled notepads, had a bunch open, and my laptop shut down, but nothing was lost.. 'cos I was using VNC and typing into notepad windows on another computer! a very stable one.. but if that one had shut down i'd have been in trouble. one advantage of notepad over ms word is if working on a file over a network, if the network goes down, ms word can lose a lot(or word 2k3 at least which i've tried).. notepad doesn't. But in a case of a shutdown, notepad is a loser.. i'd be interested in a solution too. – barlop Sep 14 '11 at 4:50
A key is to get into a habit, and it's easy to lose the habit, but to try to get into a habit of starting txt files by going to the directory first start..run and with the help of autocomplete, and create the file so it has a name.. then double click it and start it. Or use a program like typeitin to automatically get to a directory from the file..open dialoge box, by entering a path for you so you just click the button it enters the path you hit enter. So you don't find yourself typing into untitled notepads. Or have a button that opens notepad already in a certain directory. – barlop Sep 15 '11 at 18:31
@barlop you've noticed I was talking about unsaved running notepad.exes. An unsaved file can mean a file that has never been saved before or a modified file that is not yet saved. This solution requires me to hit Ctrl-S everytime i add some data in. – Pacerier Sep 15 '11 at 20:37
well obviously notepad doesn't have an autosave feature, so i'm suggesting alternatives.. I think it's with typeitin you can click a button which will open notepad and the file-open dialog. It looks like textpad and notepad++ have an autosave option. – barlop Sep 15 '11 at 22:16

1 Answer

up vote 2 down vote accepted

No. Notepad is designed to be lightweight and minimalist.

There may be other notpad programs out there that may do what you want.

share|improve this answer
I was actually wondering if there's an external app that handles this task lightweightedly (as opposed to other programs that has "restore" functionality like Word, but is so heavyweighted ,relatively). Or of course a way to do it without external programs.. well if possible, but I think your post just clarified that it is not. – Pacerier Sep 14 '11 at 5:18

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.