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I have a nb file that I have been editing frequently in M 10, but no matter how many times I modify the file or edit the file in M 10 it doesn't seem to update its cache.

Everytime I open the file I receive the following message.

The file you are opening appears to have been edited outside of the Wolfram System. The file outline cache was ignored. This should not affect any of the contents of the file.

How can I create function such that I can eliminate such a message?

Currently I have tried running the following function.

CleanNotebook[nb_NotebookObject] := 
 Module[{}, 
  SetOptions[nb, 
   PrivateNotebookOptions -> {"FileOutlineCache" -> False}, 
   "TrackCellChangeTimes" -> False];
  SetSelectedNotebook[nb];
  SelectionMove[nb, All, Notebook];
  FrontEndExecute[{FrontEnd`RemoveOptions[FrontEnd`SelectionObject, 
     "CellChangeTimes"]}]
  ]
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  • $\begingroup$ I get these messages from time to time but I suspect some OS/file-system issues with cached files (Windows sync)... usually they disappear after a while. Have you tried saving under a different filename? $\endgroup$
    – Yves Klett
    Oct 2, 2014 at 15:40
  • $\begingroup$ @YvesKlett This seems to work file = FileNameJoin[{"C:\\Users\\a\\Desktop","file.nb"}];nb = NotebookOpen[file];NotebookSave[nb, file];NotebookClose[nb]; but it results in tons of popups if you loop it over some files. $\endgroup$
    – William
    Oct 2, 2014 at 17:50

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Performing a couple tests it appears to be a notebook option that is causing the issue. Wiping all notebook options seems to fix the issue along with calling the function above. I will post an update if I can determine any more information.

deleteCache[x_String] := Module[{nb, nb2},
  nb = NotebookOpen[x];
  nb2 = CreateDocument[NotebookGet[nb][[1]]]; 
  NotebookClose[nb];
  DeleteFile[x];
  NotebookSave[nb2, FileNameJoin[{$TemporaryDirectory, "t.nb"}]];
      CopyFile[FileNameJoin[{$TemporaryDirectory, "t.nb"}], x];
  ]
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