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[Feature request] Monitoring should always reload the file #17952

@albmargu

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@albmargu

Is there an existing issue for this?

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Description of the Issue

When Monitoring is enabled and the file is getting bigger, for example, a log file, disabled and enabled doesn't reload again.

Describe the solution you'd like.

The file should be reloaded every time the monitoring is enabled.

Debug Information

Notepad++ v8.9.3   (64-bit)
Build time: Mar 20 2026 - 00:44:25
Scintilla/Lexilla included: 5.6.0/5.4.7
Boost Regex included: 1_90
pugixml included: 1.15
nlohmann JSON included: 3.12.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line: "C:\Projects\Nozomi\azure-pipelines-code-coverage.yml" 
Admin mode: OFF
Local Conf mode: OFF
Cloud Config: OFF
WinGUp: present
disableNppAutoUpdate.xml: absent
Periodic Backup: ON
Placeholders: OFF
Scintilla Rendering Mode: SC_TECHNOLOGY_DIRECTWRITE (1)
Multi-instance Mode: monoInst
asNotepad: OFF
File Status Auto-Detection: cdEnabledNew (for current file/tab only)
Dark Mode: ON
Display Info:
    primary monitor: 1920x1080, scaling 100%
    visible monitors count: 2
    installed Display Class adapters: 
        0000: Description - Intel(R) Arc(TM) Graphics
        0000: DriverVersion - 32.0.101.8132
        0001: Description - NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU
        0001: DriverVersion - 32.0.15.8195
OS Name: Windows 11 Pro (64-bit)
OS Version: 23H2
OS Build: 22631.6783
Current ANSI codepage: 1252
Plugins: 
    ComparePlugin (2.0.2)
    mimeTools (3.1)
    NppConverter (4.7)
    NppExport (0.4)
    NPPJSONViewer (2.1)

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