Detect overwritten file using NSDocument

cocoa, macos, nsdocument

Solution

`NSDocument` implements the NSFilePresenter protocol out of the box. You can override `presentedItemDidChange` to update automatically when the file has changed.

Problem

I have an OSX app which uses NSDocument and autosaves inplace - all works well. Sometimes the user will save the document into a Dropbox synced folder and there is then the chance that the document will be updated (via Dropbox) whilst its still open in the app. Question is, how do I detect this and reload the document from disk (or at least inform the user.) Thanks

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