Solved One files saves correctly, the other doesn't

So, as the title says, one files saves the data correctly, and another one doesn't.

The one that saves correctly:

Code:

String playername = playersToSave.get(i);
File savefile = new File("plugins" + File.separator + "EpicQuest" + File.separator + "Players" + File.separator + playername + ".yml");
 
//Reset the file by recreating the file
if(!savefile.exists()){
savefile.createNewFile();
}else{
savefile.delete();
savefile.createNewFile();
}
 
//Make the file editable
FileConfiguration save = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(savefile);

The one that doesn't save correctly:

Code:

        //Reset the file by recreating the file
File signfile = new File("plugins" + File.separator + "EpicQuest" + File.separator + "signs.yml");
            FileConfiguration sign = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(signfile);
         
            if(!signfile.exists()){
                signfile.createNewFile();
            }else{
                signfile.delete();
                signfile.createNewFile();
sign.save(signfile);
            }
 
//Reload the file
            sign = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(signfile);

As you can see, the method I use is the same, really.
The thing is that "sign" doesn't reload and it just adds/changes stuff that's already in the file, it doesn't start with a blank file.

I've also tried the "sign.set("Signs", null);" way, same results.
Same thing for moving the whole File and FileConfiguration to the top, as I need the file twice (once for loading, once for saving).

Normally I can figure out what is wrong, this has me bummed though...

Any idea?

Nevermind, trying a few different things and one seemed to solve the issue

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

you load the config, empty it, save the loaded config (so it is back to what it was) and load the config again...

[edit] you seem to already figured it out

 

The thing is, those are NOT the same. The second one does this:

1. Load the file into memory
2a. If file doesn't exist, create it
2b. If it already exists, delete it, re-create it, then save the file in memory back to disk
3. Load the file again

See the problem? Your first example doesn't have this problem, because it doesn't have that extra file load that the second one does.

 

Yeah that was what I was going for the whole time, I understood how it has to be done, it just didn't work for some reason.
Anyway, it does work now with the least amount of code, so yeah.
Thanks for responding anyway

Yep, I saw that and moved a few things around and got it working anyway.
Thanks for responding anyway!

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.