Closing a file w/o saving

[MsM]

I just downloaded & installed Audacity, and most of it works fine. However, when I play a file that I have imported and do not like it, I hit "close" and it closes the whole program, not just the file. "Exit" also closes the program. I just want to close the FILE, and try another without starting the whole program over.

[Gale Andrews]

I just downloaded & installed Audacity, and most of it works fine. However, when I play a file that I have imported and do not like it, I hit "close" and it closes the whole program, not just the file. "Exit" also closes the program. I just want to close the FILE, and try another without starting the whole program over.

Click Edit > Preferences: Interface and uncheck the option "Closing last window quits Audacity".

Note this means you must then use File > Exit to quit Audacity (system close methods like the window close button will also only clear to a new project).

The next Beta (1.3.13) will fix this problem (File > Close will always clear to a new project on closing the last window, and system close methods and File > Exit will always quit on closing the last window).

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Gale