Kate switches automatically to stash file

[Waqar Ahmed]

This is fixed in a newer version I think. Perhaps try upgrading.

Otherwise, you can disable the stash in "Session" settings ->
Automatically save and restore...

On Sun, May 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM Stefan Recknagel <dev at stretchnail.de> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm using Kate (v24.12.2) on Tuxedo Linux (an Ubuntu derivative) and
> am experiencing a strange issue:
>
> When I open a file in Kate, make a change and wait a few seconds, the
> tab title changes to something like 'Dokument 18'. This file,
> 'Dokument 18', is stored in
> ~/.local/share/kate/stash/MyDefaultSession.katesession/, and it
> receives all the changes that I make to the file; the original file is
> not changed. In this case, it's very difficult to change the original
> file — I have to save quickly before Kate changes the tab title.
>
> However, this behaviour does not occur every time. It seems to happen
> more often when the file is opened just before changes are made.
>
> Could someone please help me identify the problem and how to avoid it?
>
> Thanks, Stefan