Want to disable the message box that prompts me to save a deleted file when I close it

[Doodpants]

Problem description

Sometimes I'll have a file open in Sublime Text (with no unsaved edits), and then I'll move or delete the file on disk. When I try to close the tab for that file, Sublime Text brings up a dialog that says "Foo.txt has been deleted, save anyway? [Yes] [No] [Cancel]"

Preferred solution

I would like a Preferences setting that disables the message box that comes up when I try to close a file that no longer exists on disk. I just want to be able to close the tab instantly.

Alternatives

An alternative would be: as soon as the file is deleted, if there have been no unsaved edits made in the editor, the tab just closes itself automatically.

Additional Information

No response

[deathaxe]

Tabs representing deleted / no longer existing files can explicitly be closed by

1. right click on a tab to open tab context menu
2. click on Close Deleted Files menu item

This workflow avoids loosing unsaved content by closing a tab by accident.

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Plugins can mark a file scratch to suppress save as dialog, but that works only in combination with closing tabs via key bindings.

related forum posts

• https://forum.sublimetext.com/t/deleting-multiple-files-is-annoying/66083/3
• https://forum.sublimetext.com/t/apply-to-all-feature-when-mass-closing-files-or-tabs/73496/6
• https://forum.sublimetext.com/t/do-not-prompt-to-save-deleted-files/72990