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Question

Create a notepad that cant be saved

Mar 5, 2018 8:28AM PST

Hi, I'm working in a company right now where notes are not allowed inside.. however i really need something to put on some of the information temporarily so I need help if someone of you guys knows how to create a notepad that can't be save for my co-workers

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Remember we are on a Windows PC.
Mar 5, 2018 9:14AM PST

Notepad does not have such a feature. There are small apps with source code that you could modify to do what you ask. But often I find the office that wants such is tyrannical and won't allow an app to fit the need. They are lost at sea and you can't help them until the need overrides what is driving the rules.

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Sample apps
Mar 5, 2018 1:31PM PST

do you some sample apps that could have what i need?

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No. But why?
Mar 5, 2018 1:42PM PST

Because this is not the goal of almost any text editor today, we'll have to call it a custom app.

That said, it should be TRIVIAL (emphasis mine) to take any of the open source text editors on the web and disable the save options.