strategies and opinions on autosave

[jeffroyer]

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?

[panthony]

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

[Christiaan]

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.

[mike m oz]

Ditto

[Gerrit]

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

[Dieter @ DWorks]

Anyone using the Save as Backup Copy as well ?

I tried it once, but you can't choose the folder it saves it in.

[mike m oz]

Having a backup plan is always better than running naked through the park.

[jeffroyer]

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.

[atari2600]

which park - and whose psyche?

[jeffroyer]

not to mention, who is the runner??