Webpack watch not working on Webstorm on Windows?

Question

So basically I have a project using Webpack, if I build using Webpack -w, editing the file with another editor will trigger the watch; however if I edit the file us

Answer 1

Seems Webpack watch doesn't work if the file is not saved directly. Please try turning 'Safe write' option ( Settings | Appearance & Behavior | System Settings | Use "safe write" (save changes to temporary file first)) off.

In 2020.* the option name is Back up files before saving