Autosave files you are working on?

Question

Can eclipse be made to autosave files you have open and are working on AND do so without setting off any actions hooked onto saving?

Does the option at Windows > Preferences> General > Workspace > Workspace Save Interaval ( in minutes ) do this?

Answer 1

You can use Smart Saving. It's a plugin for Eclipse 4.

http://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/smart-save

It saves periodically and also when the editor tab or Eclipse lose focus. You can change the settings to adapt to your need.

Answer 2

This is available in Preferences > General > Editors > Auto-Save . See https://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/news/4.6/M7/#autosave-dirty-editors