El día 12 de marzo de 2012 22:47, Hagar Delest <hagar.del...@laposte.net> escribió: > Hi All, > > We have had a recent discussion in the forum (after another case) about the > problem where files are replaced with only hashes, leading to serious data > loss. > Is there any plan to handle it or at least to double check the save process? > > For the record: usually after a power loss, the opened file is wrecked and > no data is recoverable. In very rare cases (I've seen it twice IIRC), user > is able to recover the last version from the temporary files. > The discussion: > http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=17677 > The post where I've listed more than 90 similar reports in forums: > http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=17677#p81363 > The issue I'd filed: https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=107847 > > NB: not sure if LibO has inherited this problem too but I guess so according > to a quick Google search: > http://www.mail-archive.com/libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org/msg19017.html > > Of course the bug is not reproducible, it happens on several OS, with > different versions but has appeared clearly end of 2008. > > Please remember that this bug is very detrimental to the product reputation, > leading to a loss of confidence in the code. Especially for a very basic > feature. Facing say a power loss is not usual but the original file should > not be processed until the new file is correctly written (or its temporary > version should at least be available for recovery). > > Hagar
I think that the first step should be to enable by default the "always create backup copy" under Tools → Options → Load/Save. Second step should be to set the default path to the backup folder on a more visible location: I've seen many users that get panicked when you say they need to search for the hidden folder that contains the user profile. Ricardo
