Ron, Something I neglected in my original response is frequent backups. In OSX there is a built in app, TimeMachine, that regularly (to whatever frequency you want) backs up files to external storage. I use an external 1 TB hard drive for frequent saves (15-30 minute intervals) then a cloud backup for less frequent (daily to weekly).
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 5, 2020, at 12:45 PM, Ron Tanguay <sailor...@shaw.ca> wrote: > > Leon, > > Many thanks for this tip. Reviewing my AutoRecovery setting, I noticed it > was set to update every 15 minutes. I have tightened that to every 5 > minutes. This may save me some real headaches in the event of a future crash. > > Ron Tanguay > >> On Sep 5, 2020, at 10:04 AM, Leon Zar <lee....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I believe it is even more important to configure the OO Preferences for >> "Save AutoRecovery Information". In all the years I've used OO, I've never >> had a crash where OO was unable to recover up to, or very close to, the >> point of failure. Since I do have a UPS, the crashes I have experienced >> are all due to failures of the OS or the application. A UPS will not >> protect you from these failures, but in my experience the recovery >> information will. >> >> Having said that, I imagine that it *may* be possible for a power outage >> that occurs while OO is saving the recovery info to corrupt the recovery >> info and prevent OO from restoring a file. Not a likely event, but >> something to consider. >> >> My $0.02. >> >>> On Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 8:29 AM Thomas A. Panfil <tapan...@fastmail.fm> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Steven, >>> >>> Your advice is perfect for a proper shutdown of a computer, BUT, >>> those good practices are PRECISELY what do not occur if a power outage >>> occurs while someone is using a computer which does not have a battery >>> backup. Laptops have a built-in battery backup. Desktop and tower >>> machines and workstations do not have integral battery backup so they >>> are subject to sudden improper shutdown. >>> >>> I am convinced that users of AOO should be advised to use an >>> external battery backup system for computers which do not have integral >>> battery backup. This advice should be provided along with the >>> information about how to download and install AOO. Users should be >>> given this advice BEFORE a catastrophe occurs. >>> >>> I've been reading essentially all of the OpenOffice, now Apache >>> Open Office, Users E-Mail. It seems that a large proportion of serious >>> problems, from which recovery might be very difficult or impossible, are >>> attributed to improper, i.e. hasty, shut down. That is exactly what >>> happens when AC Line power to a vulnerable computer is lost. >>> >>> -- Tom Panfil >>> >>> >>> On 7/14/20 3:45 PM, Steven Ahlers wrote: >>>> Tom that’s an interesting idea. I would suggest an even more important >>> concept, practice good computer hygiene: before you leave your computer >>> save all documents, shut down all programs. Then if there is a power >>> failure no problem. I would recommend clearing out browser memory (history, >>> cookies, etc.) you can bookmark websites and use a password manager to >>> easily return to websites on restart. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Jul 14, 2020, at 11:35 AM, Tom Panfil <tapan...@fastmail.fm> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello AOO Users & Advisors, >>>>> >>>>> For years I've routinely read reports from Open Office Users about >>> various problems. Many are generally attributed to having shut down one's >>> computer too quickly, before shut down processes have been completed. >>>>> >>>>> I've used OO and AOO for many years, both on Windows based computers >>> and on MacBook Pros. I've never experienced *this* type of problem. I >>> attribute that good fortune to three things: >>>>> >>>>> * Use of Uninterruptible Power Supplies with Desktop Computers. >>>>> * Use of Laptop Computers which have immunity to power loss due to >>>>> their internal batteries. >>>>> * Very deliberate shut down processes: >>>>> o Quit the Running Applications (at least all which involve my >>>>> user data) >>>>> o Log out of whatever LogIn Accounts have been in use (generally >>>>> just one) >>>>> o Shutdown the computer >>>>> >>>>> I think that AC Power Failures which cause sudden shutdowns are the >>> cause of many AOO Problems. >>>>> >>>>> Should the AOO Installation site STRONGLY recommend the use of >>> Uninterruptible power Supplies with non-laptop computers? >>>>> >>>>> Users might be unhappy with paying for UPSes, but they are a small >>> expense relative to the pain of serious data loss and corruption of >>> profiles. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> *v/r, >>>>> Tom Panfil >>>>> eBureaucrat (Ret.) >>>>> ******************************************** >>>>> Congressmen should wear uniforms like NASCAR >>>>> drivers to identify their corporate sponsors >>>>> ******************************************** >>>>> **m-2015-mbp-15******general_user*******fm** * >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>> >>> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
