### Author:  [@sebix1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sebix1)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloaded-two-factor-backup-codes-are-not-separated-on-windows-only-lf-newline/331940/1 "2024-10-21T17:20:09Z")
The downloaded file generated by the _Two-Factor Backup Codes_ function includes the 10 codes separated by an LF (`\n`) character.
Windows users will only see 320 characters in one line in this file instead of 10 separate codes.
The string with the backup codes is generated here:
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Can we add a carriage return character too? For Linux/macOS users, this will make no difference in viewing the file, but it fixes the problem for Windows users.
I can also open a PR for this issue myself if that makes the implementation easier, but I want this to be reported and possibly discussed first.
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### Author:  [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloaded-two-factor-backup-codes-are-not-separated-on-windows-only-lf-newline/331940/2 "2024-10-21T19:16:17Z")
Very reasonable suggestion, a PR would be most welcome. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@sebix1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sebix1)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloaded-two-factor-backup-codes-are-not-separated-on-windows-only-lf-newline/331940/3 "2024-10-24T19:33:30Z")
Done: [2FA Backup Code Download: Use CRLF for Windows-compatibility by sebix · Pull Request #29400 · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/29400)
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### Author:  [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloaded-two-factor-backup-codes-are-not-separated-on-windows-only-lf-newline/331940/4 "2024-11-11T20:17:03Z")
Thanks @sebix1, we can’t merge your PR until you sign the CLA, though.
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloaded-two-factor-backup-codes-are-not-separated-on-windows-only-lf-newline/331940/6 "2025-02-24T15:33:38Z")
Just merged @sebix1’s PR
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/29400](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/29400)
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2025, 7:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloaded-two-factor-backup-codes-are-not-separated-on-windows-only-lf-newline/331940/7 "2025-02-25T07:00:46Z")
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