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Mark Rackley
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Jul 11, 2017

SharePoint Online File Editor Won't Save Changes

It appears the text editor for editing files in SharePoint Online broke overnight. I can no longer save any changes made to the files.  I can edit the file, but clicking the Save link does nothing. I...
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Mike Rimer
Copper Contributor
Oct 08, 2018

You are probably right.  I don't have the exact information about the issue I'm experiencing, but from what I can see, the symptoms are that I'm able to upload new versions of a text file, overwriting previous versions.  However, in the online text editor, the button ribbon is blank, and consequently I'm unable to click "Save" to make changes in that workflow.

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Brendan Jones
Copper Contributor
Oct 10, 2018

I'm also experiencing the missing Command Bar in the online editor. Is there a workaround or fix for this issue? (besides reverting to another editor outside of SP Online)

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    nickatredbox
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 22, 2019

    Bruno Aleixo 

     

    I'm seeing the same issue with all our 365 sites presently have been for a couple of weeks no save option in the text editor. Hope its resolved soon I have a lot of JS and TXT files in my doc library

     

     

     

     

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    Bruno Aleixo
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    Oct 24, 2018

    can you please open a support case ? to be able to understand more the issue we need to collect more information and since we can´t reproduce the issue its very hard to know what is causing it.

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    Brendan Jones
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 24, 2018

    Unfortunately, I'm still experiencing this issue. Here is a screenshot from today, 10/24/18.

     

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    Rajkumar Allepu
    Former Employee
    Oct 24, 2018

    For me, this issue has been resolved. I can see the Ribbon now.

    Bruno Aleixo wrote:

     is anyone still experiencing this issue ?

     

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    Bruno Aleixo
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    Oct 18, 2018

     is anyone still experiencing this issue ?

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    Jim Duncan
    Iron Contributor
    Oct 10, 2018

    The command bar is back now in the tenants I've checked. Perhaps the rollout of the fix is happening slowly so here's hoping it gets to everyone soon.

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