File page (Preferences dialog box)

Specify the interval for the auto-saving feature. If you specify zero, the auto-saving feature will be disabled.

Check this option to auto-save to a temporary file rather than to the original file. The temporary file has a *.tmp extension appended to the original file name. If the program accidentally crashes, you can recover the unsaved document from the *.tmp file.

Select file format (PC or UNIX/Mac line breaks).

Select an encoding to apply when opening or creating files.

Select what to do if any invalid CR/LF or null character when opening a file.

Check this option to create backup file when saving documents. The name of the backup file will be the same as the original document and have ".bak" extension.

Sets more backup options. This button presents Backup Options dialog box.

Check this option to detect file modification by other application when saving the file.

Check this option to enable checking modification of open files outside EditPlus. This might take some time if you edit files on networked drive with slow connection.

Check this option to lock file when checking file modification. This option can prevent wrong file modification messages on some network drives.

Check this option to reload automatically if the file is modified by other application.

Check this option to enable checking deletion of open files outside EditPlus.

Check this option to use JScript as default ASP language when it is not specified within the document. If this option is not checked, VBScript is used instead.

Check this option to protect read-only files from being edited.

Check this option to turn off the Recent Files menu.

Check this option to disable Save menu and toolbar button if document does not contain any changes.