diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/Buffer.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/Buffer.cpp
index 875bf973..3c1dc9d8 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/Buffer.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/Buffer.cpp
@@ -508,11 +508,10 @@ BufferID FileManager::loadFile(const TCHAR * filename, Document doc, int encodin
 		if (encoding == -1)
 		{
 			// 3 formats : WIN_FORMAT, UNIX_FORMAT and MAC_FORMAT
-			if (UnicodeConvertor.getNewBuf()) 
+			if (nullptr != UnicodeConvertor.getNewBuf()) 
 			{
-				int format = getEOLFormatForm(UnicodeConvertor.getNewBuf());
+				int format = getEOLFormatForm(UnicodeConvertor.getNewBuf(), UnicodeConvertor.getNewSize());
 				buf->setFormat(format == -1?WIN_FORMAT:(formatType)format);
-				
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -569,7 +568,7 @@ bool FileManager::reloadBuffer(BufferID id)
 		{
 			if (UnicodeConvertor.getNewBuf()) 
 			{
-				int format = getEOLFormatForm(UnicodeConvertor.getNewBuf());
+				int format = getEOLFormatForm(UnicodeConvertor.getNewBuf(), UnicodeConvertor.getNewSize());
 				buf->setFormat(format == -1?WIN_FORMAT:(formatType)format);
 			}
 			else
@@ -1241,7 +1240,7 @@ bool FileManager::loadFileData(Document doc, const TCHAR * filename, Utf8_16_Rea
 				}
 
 				if (format == -1)
-					format = getEOLFormatForm(data);
+					format = getEOLFormatForm(data, lenFile);
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -1323,14 +1322,15 @@ int FileManager::docLength(Buffer * buffer) const
 	return docLen;
 }
 
-int FileManager::getEOLFormatForm(const char *data) const
+int FileManager::getEOLFormatForm(const char* const data, size_t length) const
 {
-	size_t len = strlen(data);
-	for (size_t i = 0 ; i < len ; i++)
+	assert(data != nullptr && "invalid buffer for getEOLFormatForm()");
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i != length; ++i)
 	{
 		if (data[i] == CR)
 		{
-			if (i+1 < len &&  data[i+1] == LF)
+			if (i+1 < length && data[i+1] == LF)
 			{
 				return int(WIN_FORMAT);
 			}
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/Buffer.h b/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/Buffer.h
index 51c30cba..a96c8b7e 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/Buffer.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/Buffer.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public:
 	void destroyInstance() { delete _pSelf; };
 	int getFileNameFromBuffer(BufferID id, TCHAR * fn2copy);
 	int docLength(Buffer * buffer) const;
-	int getEOLFormatForm(const char *data) const;
+	int getEOLFormatForm(const char* const data, size_t length) const;
 	size_t nextUntitledNewNumber() const;
 
 private:
@@ -384,6 +384,9 @@ private :
 		if (_canNotify)
 			_pManager->beNotifiedOfBufferChange(this, mask); 
 	};
+
+	Buffer(const Buffer&) { assert(false);  }
+	Buffer& operator = (const Buffer&) { assert(false);  return *this; }
 };
 
 #endif //BUFFER_H
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Utf8_16.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/Utf8_16.cpp
index b120c35c..729427ab 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Utf8_16.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Utf8_16.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ const Utf8_16::utf8 Utf8_16::k_Boms[][3] = {
 
 Utf8_16_Read::Utf8_16_Read() {
 	m_eEncoding		= uni8Bit;
-	m_nBufSize		= 0;
+	m_nAllocatedBufSize = 0;
+	m_nNewBufSize   = 0;
 	m_pNewBuf		= NULL;
 	m_bFirstRead	= true;
 }
@@ -113,10 +114,9 @@ size_t Utf8_16_Read::convert(char* buf, size_t len)
 	// bugfix by Jens Lorenz
 	static	size_t nSkip = 0;
 
-    size_t  ret = 0;
-    
 	m_pBuf = (ubyte*)buf;
 	m_nLen = len;
+	m_nNewBufSize = 0;
 
 	if (m_bFirstRead == true)
     {
@@ -131,16 +131,16 @@ size_t Utf8_16_Read::convert(char* buf, size_t len)
         case uni8Bit:
         case uniCookie: {
             // Do nothing, pass through
-            m_nBufSize = 0;
+			m_nAllocatedBufSize = 0;
             m_pNewBuf = m_pBuf;
-            ret = len;
+			m_nNewBufSize = len;
             break;
         }
         case uniUTF8: {
             // Pass through after BOM
-            m_nBufSize = 0;
+			m_nAllocatedBufSize = 0;
             m_pNewBuf = m_pBuf + nSkip;
-            ret = len - nSkip;
+			m_nNewBufSize = len - nSkip;
             break;
         }    
         case uni16BE_NoBOM:
@@ -149,13 +149,13 @@ size_t Utf8_16_Read::convert(char* buf, size_t len)
         case uni16LE: {
             size_t newSize = len + len / 2 + 1;
             
-            if (m_nBufSize != newSize)
+			if (m_nAllocatedBufSize != newSize)
             {
 				if (m_pNewBuf)
 					delete [] m_pNewBuf;
                 m_pNewBuf  = NULL;
                 m_pNewBuf  = new ubyte[newSize];
-                m_nBufSize = newSize;
+				m_nAllocatedBufSize = newSize;
             }
             
             ubyte* pCur = m_pNewBuf;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ size_t Utf8_16_Read::convert(char* buf, size_t len)
             {
                 *pCur++ = m_Iter16.get();
             }
-            ret = pCur - m_pNewBuf;
+			m_nNewBufSize = pCur - m_pNewBuf;
             break;
         }
         default:
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ size_t Utf8_16_Read::convert(char* buf, size_t len)
 	// necessary for second calls and more
 	nSkip = 0;
 
-	return ret;
+	return m_nNewBufSize;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Utf8_16.h b/PowerEditor/src/Utf8_16.h
index c47d964b..e9aa102a 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Utf8_16.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Utf8_16.h
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ public:
 	~Utf8_16_Read();
 
 	size_t convert(char* buf, size_t len);
-	char* getNewBuf() { return reinterpret_cast<char *>(m_pNewBuf); }
+	const char* getNewBuf() const { return (const char*) m_pNewBuf; }
+	size_t getNewSize() const { return m_nNewBufSize; }
 
 	UniMode getEncoding() const { return m_eEncoding; }
 	size_t calcCurPos(size_t pos);
@@ -126,7 +127,10 @@ private:
 	UniMode    m_eEncoding;
 	ubyte*          m_pBuf;
 	ubyte*          m_pNewBuf;
-	size_t          m_nBufSize;
+	// size of the new buffer
+	size_t          m_nNewBufSize;
+	// size of the previously allocated buffer (if != 0)
+	size_t          m_nAllocatedBufSize;
 	size_t			m_nSkip;
 	bool            m_bFirstRead;
 	size_t          m_nLen;