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    • Cepu LameaC Offline
      Cepu Lamea
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      I get this weird characters most of the time after doing several edits to large files (10000+ lines).
      When i tried to reproduce it, and take the screenshot, i did this:

      1. Generated a large text file
      2. Used column select (alt + click) to copy some text from another file (about 1000 lines).
      3. Pasted the text in the large text file that i generated, and those weird characters appeared on almost all 10000 text lines.

      This bug is really annoying, wasted a lot of my time for nothing, several times, just to get this strange bug and start all over again.
      Now i use other text editors when i want to edit large files, because i fear that this bug will happen when i least expect it.

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      • Claudia FrankC Offline
        Claudia Frank @Cepu Lamea
        last edited by

        @Cepu-Lamea

        I assume you do have backup functionality activated - it has been reported
        that this can lead to such situations.
        To deactivate this function goto Settings->Preferences->Backup and untick
        enable session snapshot and periodic backup

        Cheers
        Claudia

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        • Cepu LameaC Offline
          Cepu Lamea
          last edited by

          Seems to work now, thanks for the solution

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