Give this issue a thumbs up: https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/4763
On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 12:21 PM Diego Herranz <diegoherr...@diegoherranz.com> wrote: > > This possibility to save the last N backups would be useful. It is what > Altium does more or less and it has proven useful to me in the past. > Especially if you change your mind after 2h working on something which is not > going anywhere :) > > Thanks, > Diego > > On Tue, 30 Jun 2020 at 15:15, Wayne Stambaugh <stambau...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> 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.char...@wanadoo.fr> 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
