Under Settings, preferences, backup/autocomplete, I set
Verbose, Custom directory = . (ie, used date/time backups, keep backups in the same directory)
This works, in general, creating files like
Erm02.txt.2008-09-12_133456.bak
However, if my files is in the root (c:\) I get backups like
.2008-09-12_133456.bak
It appears that the backup logic doesn't work when there is no directory name in the path. I kinda recall having this problem myself, some where in my distant developer past, and having to handle the root directory as a special case.
I'm using notepad++ 5.0.3. Just checked 4.8.5, same problem.
Thanks. A minor problem, love notepad++!
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I want to preserve all old copies of files.
Under Settings, preferences, backup/autocomplete, I set
Verbose, Custom directory = . (ie, used date/time backups, keep backups in the same directory)
This works, in general, creating files like
Erm02.txt.2008-09-12_133456.bak
However, if my files is in the root (c:\) I get backups like
.2008-09-12_133456.bak
It appears that the backup logic doesn't work when there is no directory name in the path. I kinda recall having this problem myself, some where in my distant developer past, and having to handle the root directory as a special case.
I'm using notepad++ 5.0.3. Just checked 4.8.5, same problem.
Thanks. A minor problem, love notepad++!