https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142462
Bug ID: 142462
Summary: LO BASE FILESAVE- backup copies are not handled as
described in help
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 6.4.7.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: Linux (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: minor
Priority: medium
Component: Base
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
Setup option
Tools -> Options -> Load/Save -> general -> always create backup copy is
enabled.
In this case a new backup version of BASE files are created each time you save
an element like form or query or whole database, BUT NEVER DELETED.
This leads to "low disk space" alarm. See the attached backup directory
listing.
The online help promises:
Always create backup copy Saves the previous version of a document as a backup
copy whenever you save a document. Every time LibreOffice creates a backup
copy, the previous backup copy is replaced. The backup copy gets the extension
.BAK.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. it happens on every save operation
2.
3.
Actual Results:
new backup version of ODB file is created; old versions are surviving forever
Expected Results:
AS promised by help page:
Always create backup copy Saves the previous version of a document as a backup
copy whenever you save a document. Every time LibreOffice creates a backup
copy, the previous backup copy is replaced. The backup copy gets the extension
.BAK.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
OpenGL enabled: Yes
Additional Info:
Version: 7.1.3.2 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 47f78053abe362b9384784d31a6e56f8511eb1c1
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 5.8; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: de-AT (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
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