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Remove breakpoints from the margin in Notepad++?


I often select lines by clicking the line number in the margin in Notepad++ but I often click slightly to the right of the number which sets a breakpoint rather than selecting the line. I never use breakpoints in Notepad++ so I am looking for how to remove breakpoints from the margin so that I don't accidentally click it all the time.

Image of breakpoint in the margin


Solution

  • Notepad++ has bookmarks, not breakpoints. They're useful sometimes because you can set them and use F2 or Shift+F2 to navigate between them.

    You can turn them off in Settings which will remove the column next to the line numbers.

    Circa-2020 Versions:

    • Settings → Preferences → Editing → uncheck "Display bookmarks"

    Circa-2021 Versions:

    • Settings → Preferences → Margins/Border/Edge → uncheck "Display bookmark"