On 07/02/14 14:50, Geoff Canyon wrote: > Not sure if this has been posted before, but just in case: If you store > your stack files in the dropbox folder on your computer, dropbox does a > really good job of saving a copy of each separate file whenever the file is > saved. You can look at a list of the saved versions and get/restore any of > them. > > It's not git, but as a file-level resource it's a 1000x better than > nothing. I borked up some code last night (never try to solve a problem at > 3am that stumped you at 9pm) so I'm really happy that I can just revert to > the 9pm version and forget whatever it is I did later on. >
In the interest of balance I feel I should put in a word for Spideroak, which has given me similarly useful service. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spideroak> It took me a while to configure it to my taste, as its UI is somewhat eccentric, but I'm happy enough with it. Its major SP is the zero-knowledge client-side encryption. While that isn't verifiable and I personally have no inclination to use any off-site service to store seriously valuable secrets (assuming I had any), whether encrypted or not, there are sometimes passwords and so-on embedded in my files and I'd rather not carry the vague or nagging worry that I am exposing those in plaintext to the marauding legions of network snoops and sneaks. You don't have to set up a special folder for it, you can configure it to backup whatever folders you want, and you have the option of keeping a local offline repo as well. It certainly is really useful to be able to dig out old, good copies of obscure files that have been corrupted for months before you realised it, or even new ones that got trashed in some "senior moment". Worth a look maybe? Martin _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
