2 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/ring.c b/src/ring.c
index a608a43..1fd39e9 100644
--- a/src/ring.c
+++ b/src/ring.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ teco_buffer_save(teco_buffer_t *ctx, const gchar *filename, GError **error)
 	 */
 	if (ctx == teco_ring_current && !teco_qreg_current)
 		undo__teco_interface_info_update_buffer(ctx);
-	if (ctx->state == TECO_BUFFER_DIRTY_DUMPED) {
+	if (ctx->state >= TECO_BUFFER_DIRTY) {
 		g_autofree gchar *filename_recovery = teco_buffer_get_recovery(ctx);
 		g_unlink(filename_recovery);
 		/* on rubout, we do not restore the recovery file */
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ teco_buffer_save(teco_buffer_t *ctx, const gchar *filename, GError **error)
 static inline void
 teco_buffer_free(teco_buffer_t *ctx)
 {
-	if (ctx->state == TECO_BUFFER_DIRTY_DUMPED) {
+	if (ctx->state >= TECO_BUFFER_DIRTY) {
 		g_autofree gchar *filename_recovery = teco_buffer_get_recovery(ctx);
 		g_unlink(filename_recovery);
 	}
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ teco_ring_find_by_id(teco_int_t id)
 static void
 teco_ring_undirtify(void)
 {
-	if (teco_ring_current->state == TECO_BUFFER_DIRTY_DUMPED) {
+	if (teco_ring_current->state >= TECO_BUFFER_DIRTY) {
 		g_autofree gchar *filename_recovery = teco_buffer_get_recovery(teco_ring_current);
 		g_unlink(filename_recovery);
 	}
diff --git a/src/ring.h b/src/ring.h
index 8b8beaa..4624983 100644
--- a/src/ring.h
+++ b/src/ring.h
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@
 #include "list.h"
 
 typedef enum {
+	/** buffer is freshly opened or saved */
 	TECO_BUFFER_CLEAN = 0,
-	/** buffer modified */
+	/** buffer modified - if a recovery file already exists, it is outdated */
 	TECO_BUFFER_DIRTY,
 	/** buffer modified and recovery file already written */
 	TECO_BUFFER_DIRTY_DUMPED