File page

The File page allows you to customize settings related to file operations.

Remember last folder checkbox

In the Open and Save As dialogs, show the most recently used folder.

This file doesn't exist. Create it? checkbox

Shows a warning message if trying to open non-existent files.

Prompt when creating a new file in a network path checkbox

Shows an additional warning message if trying to open non-existent files in a network path.

Always add to Recent Documents folder checkbox

Save the shortcuts to the Windows My Recent Documents folder when you open or save files. This checkbox must be on in order for the recent category in the Windows 7 jump list to include the recently used items.

Use uchardet to detect file encodings when the Detect All option is enabled checkbox

When the Detect All option is used to open files, EmEditor will use uchardet (C++ fork of Mozilla Charset Detectors) to detect file encoding.

Open US-ASCII as system default encoding checkbox

If the detected file encoding was US-ASCII, EmEditor will open the file as the system default encoding.

Always show Detect All results checkbox

Always displays the Detect All Result dialog box when the Detect All checkbox is selected when opening a file, or when the Reload Detect All command is selected. However, if UTF-16 with signature, UTF-16 without signature or UTF-8 with signature is detected, the file will be loaded immediately without displaying the dialog box.

Show only when multiple encodings are detected checkbox

Displays the Detect All Result dialog box only if multiple encodings are detected when the Detect All checkbox is selected when opening a file, or when the Reload Detect All command is selected.

Also show Detect All results during Find in Files checkbox

Displays the Detect All Result dialog box during Find in Files when the Detect All checkbox is selected.

Avoid printer access checkbox

Avoids access to a printer. If this is checked, when EmEditor is launched, even if the Show Page Numbers checkbox is checked, page numbers will not be displayed until the Print command or the Print Preview command is selected. This option is recommended if the printer access is slow.

Show the Large File Controller when a large file is opened checkbox

If this is checked, EmEditor automatically displays the Large File Controller when it opens a large file (larger than the size specified in Minimum File Size to Open Asynchronously text box in the Advanced page of the Customize dialog box).

Prompt when only part of a file is opened checkbox

If this is checked, EmEditor will display a prompt dialog box if EmEditor loads only a portion of a file specified in the From (default) and To (default) text boxes.

Prompt when default Open Filter exists checkbox

If this is checked, EmEditor will display a prompt dialog box if the Open Filter exists. The Open Filter can be set in the Large File Controller.

Prompt if a Unicode (UTF-16) file size is an odd number of bytes checkbox

If this is checked, EmEditor will display a prompt dialog box if a Unicode (UTF-16) file size is an odd number in bytes.

Enable file mapping when saving a large file checkbox

If this is checked, EmEditor will enable file mapping when saving a very large file if possible.

Monitor files only while EmEditor is active checkbox

If this is checked, EmEditor will monitor files only while EmEditor is active.

Verify files immediately after opening checkbox

When this option is selected, the newly opened file is saved as a temporary file, and its size and SHA256 hash value are compared to the original.

Display verification results only if there is a failure checkbox

If you select this option along with the Verify files immediately after opening checkbox, the verification results will only be shown if there's a failure.

From (default)

Specifies the place where EmEditor starts loading a file. By default, 0 is specified.

To (default)

Specifies the place where EmEditor ends loading a file. A blank means unlimited. By default, unlimited is specified.

Custom file filter text box

Set the custom file filter shown in the File Type combo box in the Open dialog box and the Save As dialog box.

Maximum bytes to detect UTF-8 text box

Set the maximum bytes to detect UTF-8 files.

File access timeout (seconds) text box

Set the timeout period in seconds when accessing files. This option becomes important especially when accessing slow storage media or network folders.

Associate with EmEditor button

Displays the Associate with EmEditor dialog box, where the user can specify which file extensions to associate with EmEditor.

Reset button

Resets to default settings.

The following dialog box is also available through this dialog box.

Associate with EmEditor dialog box (Select Associate with EmEditor button)