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Lisa Weil
4,919 PointsSublime files keep saving as Atom files?
Yo! Ok so I downloaded Atom text editor awhile ago because it was free but then eventually decided to purchase Sublime. I never use Atom anymore but whenever I save a file on Sublime it converts it to an Atom file. Kind of annoying. I want to get rid of Atom entirely but 1. Don't know how to do that and 2. Worried I will lose all of my files. What do you think is going on? Can't find the answer anywhere on the web.
Lisa Weil
4,919 PointsThanks Jennifer! I'm using MAC OS X El Capitan. Hope u see this - wasn't able to comment directly back. @JenniferNordell
1 Answer
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHI again! It's been a while since I've worked with El Capitan so bear with me. Try the following:
- Right click or CTRL + click the file,
- Click Get info
- Go to open with
- Select the program (Sublime)
- Hit change all
This should tell the operating system that you want to open these types of files with this program (Sublime). You may have been working with .html, .js, or .css files (or even some others). Keep in mind that these are really just plain text files. They simply have the extensions to denote what they are. It's these extensions that the operating system looks at to know what program to open them in. So, in reality, they aren't Atom files or Sublime files... they're just files
That being said, you will likely have to do this for any file with a different extension. For example, if you start this with a .html file, then when you see a .css file, you will have to do the same thing. But once you do it for each file extension, it should always use Sublime to open those.
Let me know if this helps or if you experience problems!
Lisa Weil
4,919 PointsOkay awesome! I think it worked. Thanks so much for explaining everything to me. U rock
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherJennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there! Not to worry! Your files shouldn't be gone unless you just outright delete them. The problem here is that the files are still associated with Atom instead of Sublime. To assist you in fixing this, it will be helpful to know which operating system you're running. I look forward to your response!