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"Unable to open ... Default/Preferences. ... "

#1

I have just installed ST3 on a Mac. I’m seeing "unable to open … Default/Preferences … " messages in the console. Can someone tell me whether this is the expected behavior or a sign of a problem with my installation?

Details:

After I start ST3, I see these messages in the console:

using gpu buffer for window
Unable to open /Users/admin/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages/Default/Preferences.sublime-settings
reloading settings Packages/User/Preferences.sublime-settings
using gpu buffer for window
Unable to open /Users/admin/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages/Default/Preferences.sublime-settings

When I use the menus to look at the settings for an installed package, I see the same type of message. For example:

Preferences -> Package Settings -> GitGutter -> Settings

causes a new line in the console:

Unable to open /Users/admin/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages/GitGutter/GitGutter.sublime-settings

Same for other installed packages.

I see a display of what seems to be the default settings file that I cannot edit and a user settings file that I can edit, which might be the intended behavior. But if so, I wouldn’t expect to see these messages.

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#2

it’s normal, nothing to worry about. The way it works, is, if it can’t find the file loose in the Packages folder, it shows the warning, but it then finds it in the packed .sublime-package file. It is correct that the pane on the left with the default settings can’t be edited.

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#3

Thx!

Do you know if there is a way to suppress these console messages?

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#4

AFAIK it’s not possible, but maybe people better informed than me will be able to share information to the contrary :wink:

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