Eclipse save automatically

Question

I would like Eclipse to automatically save every time I edit a file, in much the same way that it builds automatically. Because I've been using IntelliJ for the last year (which saves automatically by default), I keep having the following problem:

• Make some changes in Eclipse
• Forget to press save
• Run the build, unit tests, and notice some strange behaviour
• (Some time later....) realize that the unexpected behaviour occurred because I forgot to save the changes

Is there any way I can make Eclipse save automatically?

Answer 1

You can do it with the saveDirtyEditor plugin as referenced in this question/answer. There is no non-plugin way of doing it.

Answer 2

You can go here and check the box Save automatically before build

Windows > Preferences > General -> Workspace