NeoVim has been found to delete Vim undo files due to a lack of duty of care toward users' data. The issue highlights a compatibility problem between the two editors when they interact with the same undo history files.
Background
NeoVim and Vim coexist in many users' workflows, with NeoVim aiming to be a superset of Vim. However, differences in how they handle undo files can cause data loss when both edit the same project.
- Source
- Hacker News (RSS)
- Published
- Sep 27, 2026 at 10:45 PM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10