Builtin text editor gives error on certain drives

[dungn]

I experience a strange issue in Windows 11 where i use OSMount-application to create a RAMdrive with NTFS partition. I can copy and write files to this drive without problems, but when i try to edit a (text) file for example using the builtin editor (F4) and save the file, an error message say with title 'Notepad' and message 'Incorrect function'. I am using this method for years without any problem. I tried to revert back from Total Commander version 11 to version 10 but i get the same error message. I do not get this problem on any regular drives. Using other editors like Visual Studio Code i can edit and save the file without problem.

[Horst.Epp]

There is no internal TC editor.
TC by default just calls Notepad from the OS.

[petermad]

2dungn

Try this:
in TC's Configuration go to "Edit/View"
In the field "Editor" change:
notepad.exe
to:
notepad.exe "%1"

[dungn]

There is no internal TC editor.
TC by default just calls Notepad from the OS.

You are absolutely right, there is no internal editor.

And petermad, since there is no internal editor, F4 just called the default Windows's Notepad.exe it is not a Total Commander problem. But with your suggestion I have changed from notepad.exe to "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" and edit files with VsCode from now on.

Notepad is now a Windows store app
"C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsNotepad_11.2406.9.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Notepad\Notepad.exe" --- maybe somehow that's the problem...

[ghisler(Author)]

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