Mike Scott wrote:
Brian Barker wrote:
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Or are they saved somewhere else?
Yes: back-up files are saved in a separate, single directory. (This
means, of course, that different files with the same name in
different folders overwrite each other's back-up files, which may not
be ideal behaviour.)
Why not put them in the same folder as the base file?
I give up: why not? ;^)
Because you may not have write access to that folder? eg I decide to
edit /your/ file preparatory to saving as my own - system dies partway
through before I've saved it.
Maybe the user should be allowed a list of places to try to put
backups, to be tried in order? Use the first accessible of "document
folder", "user scratch area", "system scratch area" sort of thing.
Great idea, although I would be glad for the option of having the backup
saved in the {original document} folder as that is what I prefer.
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Bill Drescher
william {at} TechServSys {dot} com
