Last time I looked, there was rescue feature in the file menu of pcbnew, I think. I never used it, I don't really know what it does, but I guess it just reads the bak file.
tir. 30. jun. 2020 09.32 skrev jp charras <jp.char...@wanadoo.fr>: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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