Set the ClosingSaveDialog to False

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I would like to stop Mathematica from showing the "Save Changes To" dialog whenever I try to close a notebook. I tried changing this from the Option Inspector by setting the losingSaveDialog -> False However, for some reason, as soon as I then close the notebook, the dialog still pops up and when I double check, the Open Inspector seem to have changed back to default!? Is there a way for this to work as expected? I suppose that building a code for this should work, but I do not know how to do that...

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 16 '20 at 09:23

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After a bit of digging, one can adopt a similar code to here and do:

CurrentValue[$FrontEnd, "ClosingAutoSave"] = True

For some reason, this does not update the Option Inspector, but otherwise works.

Note: As @b3m2a1 pointed out, the above makes the change permanent, i.e. even exiting and re-entering Mathematica, the value of ClosingAutoSave will still be set on True. Instead:

 CurrentValue[$FrontEndSession, "ClosingAutoSave"] = True

will only change the setting for the current session.

edited Jun 16 '20 at 09:23

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answered Mar 07 '19 at 17:40

Patrick.B

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Probably safer to do it on $FrontEndSession instead of $FrontEnd. Doesn't make the changes permanent – b3m2a1 Mar 07 '19 at 20:16
thanks, I updated the answer – Patrick.B Mar 08 '19 at 08:56

Set the ClosingSaveDialog to False

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