jeffroyer Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Does everyone use this feature? I have it set at 30 min intervals but it ALWAYS pops up in the middle of an operation which seems to cancel anything I may be in the middle of. The fact that it always overrides the previous backup - instead of creating a new one - means that if I discover a mistake that I made 2 hours ago (or yesterday) I am out of luck. This isn't a critique of the software - VW can't anticipate my own stupidity. How do others use it - or what alternative methods are preferred? Quote Link to comment
panthony Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Jeff, I have my autosave set at 5 min. intervals with the max number of undo steps set to 100. This setup does not help in the case of stupid mistakes...but I have had to recover from a fatal error which is always due to my stupidity. I also take very seriously, manual saves constantly with the ctl-S key combination every couple of moves and depending on the complexity every single step especially when building roof structures or framig. Most of the time I can't remember what I did 2 minutes ago let alone 30 minutes... Pete Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 100 Operations/Confirm before save, here. 100 undo steps. Left hand usually hits command-s every few changes too. I've found number of operations to work much better than timing, especially with regard to the problem you mention. Quote Link to comment
Gerrit Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 (edited) I started using the Autosave only recently. Set to 15 min, and 20 Undo steps. Like others, I add manual saves after accomplishing certain steps - but also prior to executing certain commands that might go wrong (like Compose p.e.). Anyone using the Save as Backup Copy as well ? Edited June 28, 2007 by Gerrit Quote Link to comment
Dieter @ DWorks Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Anyone using the Save as Backup Copy as well ? I tried it once, but you can't choose the folder it saves it in. Quote Link to comment
mike m oz Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Having a backup plan is always better than running naked through the park. Quote Link to comment
jeffroyer Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 thanks for the input. I had never paid enough attention to notice that I had the option of specifying operations vs time. Sometimes a good naked run through the park can do wonders for the psyche. Quote Link to comment
atari2600 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 which park - and whose psyche? Quote Link to comment
jeffroyer Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 not to mention, who is the runner?? Quote Link to comment
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