Jens Hatlak wrote:
Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
Does this mean that in case of a crash or hang, SM fails to export the
DB and ... what? The info is lost, or just not backed up?
The HTML file is not the backup, it's just for those users who somehow
need or want to have it. HTML files are only for export and import, i.e.
the user, not the system itself. The new bookmarks back-end, Places,
uses a (transactional) database for storage, and the JSON format
(JavaScript) for backups, which are created automatically and can easily
be restored using the new Bookmarks Manager.
So provided you don't suffer from a hard disk breakage (SM's internal
backup of course doesn't free you from creating system backups!), you
should never permanently lose any of your bookmarks without your
explicit consent. You could get temporary inconsistencies between the
internal bookmarks storage and bookmarks.html, though (e.g. if the
latter could not be written due to a crash). In that case, just restart
SM and exit cleanly or export manually.
HTH
Jens
Jens,
Lets take a look back a few steps.
When is a new bookmark set in the data file?
Is it set the moment the user sets a web page as a bookmark?
Is it set when SM is closed?
If the bookmark is recorded in the data file the instant the user sets a
web page as a bookmark it won't matter what happens to SM a few moments
later, the bookmark will be set and recorded in the data file and ready
for instant use.
Michael
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