>On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Jade <for...@gimpusers.com> wrote: >> Also, if I had previous saves, I'd be fine... I saved the same file over >> and over and now it's empty. It's about 70 Kb and I think that's too small. > >I think something like this has happened to all of as at some point. >It's a bitter pill to swallow, but there's a take-away lesson: every >so often do File->Save As and save a copy. I tend to name my files >like 'project_name-01', and after an hour or two (or any client >revisions) save as 'project_name-02', then '-03', '-04', etc. > >There's a GIMP plug-in that adds an iterative save option (I've never >used it though): >http://registry.gimp.org/node/18873 > >For what it's worth I learned my lesson from Photoshop, not GIMP. It >trashed a file I had been working on for over 6 hours and I was only >able to retrieve bits and pieces - nothing close to the full document. > I had to start over. Over the past 10 years I've seen trashed files >at least once from most of the Adobe suite, so I don't think you give >up on GIMP just yet. A crash during the save process can be a very >dangerous thing, no matter which program you're using. > >HTH, >Chris >
So it's not worth it? If it can't be recovered (even a layer) without jumping through flaming hoops of fire, that's fine. I just don't want to start over until all options have been explored. Also I was really surprised that an auto backup isn't in GIMP already. I used to use a really old, backwoods photo editor and it automatically made a backup file and autosaved it every ten minutes. Thanks for the link... and yes, I've started saving a backup. >< -- Jade (via www.gimpusers.com) _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
