You mean this on ehere? http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/37077/autosave-module-for-6-9-and-later
--- Cheers, Slim On 2019-12-10 11:39, Oliver Rettig wrote: > Hi, > > I remember there was a Autosave-Plugin but I can not find it any more. Any > body else remembering on such plugin? > > best regards > > Oliver > > Emilian, > > Thanks for the suggestion. I tried this option (as was hinted during a Google > search) before emailing but there wasn't anything in the list. I assume that > this is because it was a new file and I hadn't saved it yet. > > I ideally wanted something that did an auto-snapshot every x minutes (user > specified) somewhere external to the main source folder, specifically for the > case where I hadn't yet saved my current set of changes so I then had the > option to retrieve these latest 'in progress' edits, or start back with the > last version that was saved in Netbeans. > > The way I read it, the "Local History" allows you to see all the previous > saved snapshots of your source (a bit like you get for each committed change > to a source control system). > > John > > From: Emilian Bold > Sent: 10 December 2019 15:36 > To: John Barrow > Cc: NetBeans Mailing > Subject: Re: Auto-backup of unsaved source files > > See Local History. > > --emi > > mar., 10 dec. 2019, 16:58 John Barrow <jbarrow...@gmail.com> a scris: > > Is there an option for Netbeans to auto-save your work every (say) 5 minutes > so that if Windows reboots (for example after an update) and you have > forgotten to formally save work to date, there is a place to go (e.g. > specified folder) that will have the version of source just before (or near > enough if set the snapshot to be taken every minute) the application was > closed / killed? > > My previous development environment had this option which made you lazy but > MS Office also has something similar. While it may not save every last word, > it is a useful background task that minimises the effect of any external > activities. > > I ask, as have just lost ½ hours typing due to performing a Windows Update > that required a restart and I forgot to first check that I had explicitly > saved all my changes in Netbeans (force of habit based on old development > environment). > > I googled to see if there was an obvious answer and had a look at the Editor > Options in Netbeans but couldn't see any support for this. > > Thanks (for the next time it happens)! > > John > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To > unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org For additional > commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org For further information > about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists [1] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To > unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org For additional > commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org For further information > about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists Links: ------ [1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
