Windows 10: Editing files with notepad only saves a copy

I am currently trying to edit a file using notepad, however when I save using save as or save it makes a copy, with no option to save the changes to the original file, which is what I need it to do. How do I get it to save the changes to the file instead of a copy?

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save notepad file

Hi Lonnie,

Your best option is to copy your text out into Wordpad and then save that file

Wordpad has more functionality and more control over what your document will look like . . .

Click your Start Button, then just type wordpad and hit Enter

When Wordpad opens

In Notepad click Edit - Select All, then click Edit - Copy

In Wordpad, click Paste

Then choose File Save As

Give the document a name and save that file to a location of your choosing .. .

 

Can't find saved NotePad in files

Hi,

Possible that you accidentally save the files in a different file extension name.

In order for us to resolved your concern, we need to ask some information to isolate the issue.

1. How do you save the file in Notepad? It's better to provide the step by step procedure on how do you save the file.

2. How do you search your saved Notepad file?

3. Is it all files saved in Notepad that you cannot find after saving?

4. Are you getting an error message when you try to find the files saved in Notepad?

Hope to hear from you soon.

 

Unable to edit Hosts file

Hi,

We would like to ask how are you trying to edit the host file on your computer? Is there any chance that you are doing it via Notepad as administrator? If not, you can try doing the steps below:

• Press the Windows key and search for Notepad.
• Once Notepad is available, right-click and select Run as administrator.
• In your Notepad, Click File > Open
  and search for the following file: c:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts
• You can edit the changes as normal
• Click File > Save to save your changes.

Let us know how it goes.