If I set the download directory to C:\, then I can set the backup directory to /users/mark/temp/twbackups ... the file is saved and the backup works!
But if I set the download directory to D:\, and I set the backup directory to /temp/twbackups ... the file is saved, but the backup appears in a sub-directory of the target file, ignoring the specified backup path. This may be related to D: being a network drive, EXCEPT for the next weird thing. If I set the download directory to D:\, and I set the backup directory to ../../temp/twbackups ... the file is saved, AND the backup appears in the designated directory. So, if it was a permissions thing, I wouldn't expect that to work at all. The problem is, giving a path like ../../twbackups will save to the wrong place as soon as I go down one more directory level. My thought was that it would be possible to have one window set up to save using the C: directory, and another windows (FF profile) set up to work with the D: directory. But the backup for the D: directory is uncooperative. Thanks! On Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 2:35:58 AM UTC-7, PMario wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > ---- edit ---- > Version 0.4.0 is active at: > https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/file-backups/ > ---- /edit ---- > > TLDR; This post is important for you, IF your PC is always on, your > browser is never restarted, your TW tabs are always open _and_ you use > file-backups plugin V0.3.5 or earlier. > > If _all_ of this is true for you, I highly recommend to go on reading if > you don't want to loose some data! > > -mario > > *More details* > > FireFox has switched to a 4 week release cycle starting with FF 71. That > means I have to test file-backups compatibility even more frequently than > it was needed with the 6 week release cycle. > > I do test file-backups V0.3.5 and (V0.3.10 beta) with *FF-stable*, > *FF-developer > edition, FF-nightly and Cliqz browser* as soon as a new "stable" release > will be activated. > AND > Most of the time, some days prior to a new stable release. ... Just to be > sure it still works. > > We need to update file-backups V0.3.5 > <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/file-backups> plugin to > V0.4.0 because *it will contain a much better update behaviour*. > > At the moment, it's possible to loose data, if the AddOn is updated in the > background, because of some oversights in early days V0.3.5. > > Users, that use file-backups V0.3.10 beta [1] shouldn't run into the > edge-case described below. See point 1) at What's New below. > > File-Backups plugin is only active for tabs with a file:/// URL > > *Data-loss is possible if: * > > - Your PC is always on *_and_* > - Your browser is never closed / restarted *_and_* > - Your TiddlyWiki tabs are open all the time *_and_ * > - Browser AddOns are updated automatically > > - Browser update in the background _may_ cause problems, but I don't have > evidence about this atm. > > It's edge-cases, but I know that there are some users, that use TWs that > way. ... > > - The easiest way to be safe for those users is to restart the > browser, once the AddOn is updated > - Reloading a TW tab will do the same thing. > > *The problem at the moment is*, that there is *no visible indication*, > that a new AddOn version has been installed and activated. (Sorry about > that!) > > What's New in V0.4.0 > > 1) The plugin, if downloaded in the background, will only be installed > and activated at browser restart > 2) Memory leak fixed for frequently saved huge TWs > 3) File-Backups AddOn only uses 1 icon - The browser "diamond" icon > 4) The "diamond" icon gets an "orange" !-indicator > - The drop-down will show eg: new version ;) > 5) An "out of order" backup is created if a TiddlyWiki is saved for the > first time > - Only different names are detected. > - If the AddOn is uninstalled and installed again the first save > will create an "out of order" backup per new name. > 6) Backups are activated by default if the AddOn is installed > 7) Default number of backups was increased from 6 to 7 > 8) The plugin Options setting site was updated > 9) AddOn should work for "FireFox for Android" > - At least it does for me ;) > > have fun! > mario > > *PS - If you USE it: Support it <https://www.paypal.me/PMarioJo> :) * > > [1] https://github.com/pmario/file-backups/releases/tag/V0.3.10-beta > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/265c197d-e1cb-4d62-a611-64c9a86d43ff%40googlegroups.com.