QuickText in notepad++ not saving code snippets!

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I installed notepad++ on Windows7. I installed QuickText into notepad++. I add my custom snippets into QuickText and while notepad is open, the snippets work fine. As soon as I close notepad and open it again, the snippets are gone. Has anyone else had this problem, it should be an easy fix? They are not persisting or sticking.

Anyone know how to fix this? Any ideas?

Hi, a little late to the party but please see my answer as it actually solves the quicktext issue and does not require getting a new/different plugin. Hope it helps. — Jared, Jul 19 '11 at 15:01

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 13 '12 at 04:33

The complete answer lies in a combination of Nick's and Jrod's answers.

If you create the a Config folder in the C:\Program Files\Notepad++\plugins\ (or C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\ if you installed it to that folder) and then place the QuickText.ini file within that folder you will notice many default "snippits" show up.

Now in order for you to save your "snippits" if you are in Windows 7 or Vista (which will save to the QuickText.ini file) you must run Notepad++ as Administrator.

As a side note the snippits save fine with in Linux if you install Notepad++ through Wine.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 02 '11 at 10:23

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Haven't used Quicktext but it looks like it is no longer under development.

From what I can tell FingerText is similar, and hopefully should be able to do what you are after.

answered May 02 '11 at 10:23

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 22 '12 at 01:33

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You must copy QuickText.ini to folder c:\Program Files\Notepad++\plugins\Config\ (I created this folder itself)

This page help me

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answered May 04 '12 at 11:07

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Mar 22 '13 at 21:12

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Sorry for my badly english. Your problem is in inslall. Correct install:

Copy to folder plugins all files except one (quicktext.ini).
In such directory create new folder config.
Copy quicktext.ini into it.

After such installation snippets works correctly.

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answered Mar 22 '13 at 20:54

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I had the same problem and can confirm that this works! Thanks! – A.W. Sep 24 '13 at 09:28

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 19 '11 at 15:00

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This issue is caused by administrative privileges. You need to run notepad++ as an administrator or it will fail silently.

answered Jul 19 '11 at 15:00

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QuickText in notepad++ not saving code snippets!

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