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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like a great solution to me.

On 6/30/20 10:12 AM, Jon Evans wrote:
> JP, I agree that true backups are useful.
> 
> Maybe even it is a good idea for KiCad to have a built-in backup function.
> 
> I just don't think the current backup function is actually useful
> because of my first point (backups are overwritten on each save).
> 
> I would propose:
> 
> 1) Remove the current backup file generation
> 
> 2) Create a spec (in GitLab issue) for a better backup system that:
> 
> - Can be turned on or off
> - Backs up the whole project in a zip file
> - Can keep the last N backups
> - Runs on a schedule, not necessarily every time you click Save.
> 
> Anyone opposed to this?
> 
> -Jon
> 
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 3:32 AM jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Le 30/06/2020 à 00:13, hauptmech a écrit :
>>>
>>> While I agree that it is not KiCad's job to do archival backups or version control, I do think that KiCad should preserve the integrity of users data through a crash. Even better if the work between the last save and the crash is also preserved and recovered on restart.
>>>
>>> I have had to use the backup files to recover data in the past. I have no idea if that recovery was related to something that is now no longer a possible issue.
>>>
>>>
>>> -Hauptmech
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I am also thinking a backup can be useful when something unexpected happens.
>>
>> Backups, like any security system, bothers you as long as you do not need to use them.
>> But you are happy to find them in case of trouble.
>>
>> I like the way some CAD tools manage backup:
>> only one zip archive is created (for instance projectname_backup.zip) and contains all saved files
>> (in our case: *.kicad_sch (and sub paths) and .kicad_pcb)
>> This is not a full project backup, just main files are saved.
>>
>> This is not invasive (only one file, or a few .zip if one want to keep last n saved versions)
>> and is a security against  unexpected cases.
>>
>> For me, backups are like a accident insurance: you need them and you hope never use them.
>>
>> And about VCS use:
>>
>> Many good electronics guys do not even know what is it, and have never compiled any source code.
>> Electronics world and Software world are not exactly the same world.
>>
>> --
>> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
>>
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