Greg I just did a test as you requested.
VS 2019 Pro 16.11.17 works as expected. VS 2022 Pro 17.2.6 does not make changes, as you have experienced, even though the output window says otherwise. . Regards, RC On Thu, 14 Jul 2022 at 14:10, Greg Keogh via ozdotnet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote: > Folks, about 2 months ago, VS2022 *Replace in Files* stopped working as > expected on my work PC, in VMs and on my laptop. After hours of experiments > I have determined that Replace in Files will not alter any "external" files > that are not part of an open project. The file types, folder locations, > user account, recent minor updates, dialog options, /reset, etc make no > difference. > > Can someone do something like this in a recent VS2022 release ... Create a > C:\temp\junk.txt file and put the word FOO inside it. In VS2022 with *no > projects open*, run a Replace in Files over the temp folder and file and > see if you can change FOO to BAR. Does the txt file get updated? Not for > me. Below is a sample of my attempt which says it made 1 change, but it's > a lie. Is there some obscure option I've accidentally toggled? > > In VS2015 it changes files as I expect. I opened a ticket, but it's been > in evaluation status for weeks -- Thanks, *Greg K* > > [image: image.png] > > [image: image.png] > -- > ozdotnet mailing list > To manage your subscription, access archives: https://codify.mailman3.com/
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