[Notepad++] Could Not Load Session - Session file is either corrupted or not valid

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Could Not Load Session - Session file is either corrupted or not valid

You may get "Could not Load Session" error in Notepad++ when you go to the "File > Load Sessions..." option and open a wrong file.

You can only load a saved session file which is an XML file and should look something like the below.

session file is stored as xml

Follow the below article to understand how sessions work with Notepad++.


This is not an AI-generated article but is demonstrated by a human on an M1 Mac running Windows 11 and Notepad++ v8.5.6.

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