Notepad++ automatically changing files from ANSI to UTF-8

Comments · Steps to Reproduce the Issue. Pre-req: file saved in ANSI. Open file in Notepad++; Validate Encoding of file. Notice it is set to UTF- ... Skiptocontent {{message}} notepad-plus-plus / notepad-plus-plus Public Notifications Fork 3.8k Star 17.2k Code Issues 1.7k Pullrequests 19 Actions Projects 0 Wiki Security Insights More Code Issues Pullrequests Actions Projects Wiki Security Insights Newissue Haveaquestionaboutthisproject?SignupforafreeGitHubaccounttoopenanissueandcontactitsmaintainersandthecommunity. Pickausername EmailAddress Password SignupforGitHub Byclicking“SignupforGitHub”,youagreetoourtermsofserviceand privacystatement.We’lloccasionallysendyouaccountrelatedemails. AlreadyonGitHub? Signin toyouraccount Jumptobottom Notepad++automaticallychangingfilesfromANSItoUTF-8 #3889 Closed cfuselier74openedthisissue Nov13,2017 ·5comments Closed Notepad++automaticallychangingfilesfromANSItoUTF-8 #3889 cfuselier74openedthisissue Nov13,2017 ·5comments Comments Copylink cfuselier74 commented Nov13,2017 CurrentVersion:7.5.1 WhenIopenafileinNotepad++regardlessoftheencodingofthefileNotepad++isdefaultingtoUTF-8andwhenIsavethefilesitiscausingissuesasIneedthefilestobeencodedwiththecorrectversion. StepstoReproducetheIssue Pre-req:filesavedinANSI OpenfileinNotepad++ ValidateEncodingoffile.NoticeitissettoUTF-8 Savethefile. ExpectedBehavior Fileshouldbesavedwithoriginalencoding ActualBehavior FileissavedinUTF-8 DebugInformation Notepad++v7.5.1(32-bit) Buildtime:Aug292017-02:35:41 Path:C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe Adminmode:OFF LocalConfmode:OFF OS:Windows7(64-bit) Plugins:HTMLTag_unicode.dllImgTag.dllJSLintNpp.dllJSMinNPP.dllmimeTools.dllNppConverter.dllNppExport.dllNPPJSONViewer-win32.dllPluginManager.dllXMLTools.dll Thetextwasupdatedsuccessfully,buttheseerrorswereencountered: Allreactions Copylink Member dail8859 commented Nov13,2017 DoyouhaveSettings>Preferences>NewDocument>Encoding>UTF-8>ApplytoopenedANSIfilescheckmarked? 👍 6 RahlForge,MetaChuh,viktors-telle,RoyiAvital,georgie123,andTechieGeekereactedwiththumbsupemoji Allreactions 👍 6reactions Sorry,somethingwentwrong. Copylink Author cfuselier74 commented Nov13,2017 Hi, Thatwastheissue. Thankyou. … OnMon,Nov13,2017at12:33PM,dail8859***@***.***>wrote: DoyouhaveSettings>Preferences>NewDocument>Encoding>UTF-8> ApplytoopenedANSIfilescheckmarked? — Youarereceivingthisbecauseyouauthoredthethread. Replytothisemaildirectly,viewitonGitHub , ormutethethread . Allreactions Sorry,somethingwentwrong. dail8859 closedthisascompleted Nov13,2017 Copylink RahlForge commented Nov6,2018 Thankyou!Solvedmyproblem,too! DoyouhaveSettings>Preferences>NewDocument>Encoding>UTF-8>ApplytoopenedANSIfilescheckmarked? Allreactions Sorry,somethingwentwrong. Copylink ChairmanMeowJP commented Apr25,2019 I'mhavingthesameissuebutIcannotfind"DoyouhaveSettings>Preferences>NewDocument>Encoding>UTF-8>ApplytoopenedANSIfilescheckmarked?" Allreactions Sorry,somethingwentwrong. Copylink Contributor sasumner commented Apr25,2019 cannotfind... Evensomeoneasdumbasmecanfollowthatprogression(startinSettingsmenu): 👍 1 MetaChuhreactedwiththumbsupemoji 😄 2 MetaChuhandJust625reactedwithlaughemoji Allreactions 👍 1reaction 😄 2reactions Sorry,somethingwentwrong. seisman mentionedthisissue Jan26,2021 updatewindowsmanual gmt-china/GMT_docs#216 Merged Signupforfree tojointhisconversationonGitHub. Alreadyhaveanaccount? Signintocomment Assignees Nooneassigned Labels Noneyet Projects Noneyet Milestone Nomilestone Development Nobranchesorpullrequests 5participants Youcan’tperformthatactionatthistime. Yousignedinwithanothertaborwindow.Reloadtorefreshyoursession. Yousignedoutinanothertaborwindow.Reloadtorefreshyoursession.