I'm running Qcad 3.12.1.0 (2015 build) on Linux Mint 17 . Everything works fine but I cannot figure out if Autosave is working properly. It is Enabled in the setup dialog but I cannot find where anything is saved or how to go back to a saved version. Is it saved as a dxf file with .bak extension? Also, I cannot find any settings for directing the saved files to a particular location (path). Is this feature not working on my version? I'd appreciate some advice on this matter.
Tamas
Autosave
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Re: Autosave
Auto save saves your file at intervals using the same path and file name as the loaded file but with a ~ in front of the file name (e.g. /home/user/data/~mydrawing.dxf).
These auto save files are automatically deleted when you save your drawing manually. Should a crash occur, QCAD will ask you if you want to recover the last auto saved version.
If you are looking for a history of your changes or an old version of your drawing, I'm afraid auto save is not the place to look.
In the future, you could use a simple manual versioning system (save as mydrawing001.dxf, mydrawing002.dxf, ...) for this or a full blown version control system such as git or subversion. Needless to say, regular full automatic backups are mandatory for any serious computer user.
These auto save files are automatically deleted when you save your drawing manually. Should a crash occur, QCAD will ask you if you want to recover the last auto saved version.
If you are looking for a history of your changes or an old version of your drawing, I'm afraid auto save is not the place to look.
In the future, you could use a simple manual versioning system (save as mydrawing001.dxf, mydrawing002.dxf, ...) for this or a full blown version control system such as git or subversion. Needless to say, regular full automatic backups are mandatory for any serious computer user.