Eclipse save automatically

Question

I would like Eclipse to automatically save every time I edit a file, in much the same way that it builds automatically. Because I\'ve been using IntelliJ for the last year (whic

Answer 1

You can do it with the saveDirtyEditor plugin as referenced in this question/answer. There is no non-plugin way of doing it.

Answer 2

You could go to Windows > Preferences > Autosave and set the auto intervals to 1.

Answer 3

Eclipse Neon (4.6)

Window > Preferences

General > Editors > Autosave > check Enable autosave for dirty editors > choose the value for autosave interval (in seconds)

Details in M7:

Auto-save of dirty editors is now available in Eclipse. The autosave option is disabled by default. A new autosave preference page (Preferences > General > Editors > Autosave) is available and allows to enable/disable the autosave and change the interval of autosave. The countdown is reset on keyboard activity, mouse click, or when a popup is displayed (e.g. content assist, preference page, ...).

Answer 4

You can go here and check the box Save automatically before build

Windows > Preferences > General -> Workspace

Answer 5

In Helios this can be done by going to preferences and setting:

Run/Debug > Launching > Save required dirty editors before launching

Answer 6

I wrote an Eclipse plugin for this called smartsave. It's available in the Eclipse Market Place.

It saves your files at a specified interval and you can even tune it to prevent saving if errors, or warnings, are present in the preferences dialog.