Hi,
I need the backup files now and then. Sometimes (once a year)
I do something, save, close the file, and then I notice that I made
a mistake. Without the backup I could not undo the mistake.
Or very rarely FrameMaker starts to have problems with a file
after a certain operation.
Therefore I
The .backup files were essential before 7.2 added undo, but since then
they have seemed to me to cause more trouble than they avoid. I can't
recall having had a problem where they would have been useful. It
seems like a legacy feature.
On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain
I have turned off the backup feature since FM9. I am on FM12 now.
I have never had reason to regret that decision.
On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Robert Lauriston rob...@lauriston.com
wrote:
The .backup files were essential before 7.2 added undo, but since then
they have seemed to me to
Okay ... :)
I don't really need them anymore but just like the idea of keeping them too
(per my belts and suspenders approach) ... they have not hurt me in any way
that I know of.
For what it is worth, storage is cheap today ... so I simply copy them off into
a subdir and delete them before I
Robert and you are on the same page. ☺
Since I don’t really use them for anything either, I suppose I could also turn
this off too … it is just more of my belts and suspenders belief coming
through, I suspect!
Z
From: John Sgammato [mailto:john.sgamm...@actifio.com]
Sent: Friday, September
One of the least awkward ways to work with FrameMaker files and backups is
probably to use revision control software like SVN or git. I keep backups
disabled in FrameMaker because I know that every commit of changes to my files
is backed up and reverting is easy.
This has worked wonders for us
Adam Hollett said:
Ø One of the least awkward ways to work with FrameMaker files and backups is
probably to use revision control software like SVN or git. I keep backups
disabled in FrameMaker because I know that every commit of changes to my files
is backed up and reverting is easy.
Ø
