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    Automatic Backups created on desktop

    Hi,

    When I create a new text file on the desktop using the right mouse button it automatically creates a backup file that it also stores on the desktop. I am not sure if this is a function of Kate or the system itself

    I don't mind the backup, but I would like to be able to configure it to save in another location so I don't clutter my desktop. Is there a way to do this?

    Thanks,

    Jeffrey

    EDIT: Upon further investigation, I have found that it is a function of Kate. I have tried to configure the prefix of the backups (in the open save category) to a path ("home/sisyphus/Kate Backups/") where I wish to store the backups, but that does not work.

    So, in short, I know more, but I am still lost.
    You can teach an old dog new tricks.<br />You just can&#39;t do it with old biscuits.
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    Re: Automatic Backups created on desktop

    I configured kate to save backups with a "." prefix so they'd be hidden. That's the best I could do, all those ~ files get annoying.
    Dell Optiplex 580<br />Kubuntu 10.10 + backports
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      Re: Automatic Backups created on desktop

      Open Kate. Click on Settings > Configure Kate... > Open/Save
      Under Backup on Save > Prefix type the location where you want the backup files saved. If say, you have a folder in your /home directory called Backups, then you would type:
      ~/Backups
      Any file you open with Kate (and make changes to) will save the backup copy in this designated location. Without a specified location in this field, the default behavior of Kate is to create the backup in the 'folder' that the file was opened in.
      Windows no longer obstructs my view.
      Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
      "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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        Re: Automatic Backups created on desktop

        Thanks! I have started doing that also, now. At least it cuts down on the clutter.

        But why, if we can prefix it with a dot can we not prefix it with a path?

        The autobackup is a great idea but I think it should be more easy to configure a single repository of backups instead of co-locating them with the original file. I guess I can put it on the wish list.

        Thanks for the reply and the tip!

        Jeffrey


        @Snowhog
        EDIT: Am I writing my path wrong, then? I get no joy when I wrote it the way I have in my original post. I should prefix it with a tilde?

        EDIT2: I still get no joy; but I guess I was on the right track, I'll figure it out. Thanks!

        Thanks!
        You can teach an old dog new tricks.<br />You just can&#39;t do it with old biscuits.
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          Re: Automatic Backups created on desktop

          Well, I have to retract my posted steps. :P It doesn't work after all (I was sure that it would, but I just tested it myself, even including a restart). Oh well.
          Windows no longer obstructs my view.
          Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
          "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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            Re: Automatic Backups created on desktop

            Originally posted by Snowhog
            Well, I have to retract my posted steps. :P It doesn't work after all (I was sure that it would, but I just tested it myself, even including a restart). Oh well.
            That is fine. It is logical, for certain. I'll post something on the bug site / wish list. It seems like it would be an easy addition. IN the meantime it gives me a motive to learn how to write scripts. No sense just sticking a toe in the water, eh?

            Thanks!
            You can teach an old dog new tricks.<br />You just can&#39;t do it with old biscuits.
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              Re: Automatic Backups created on desktop

              Yes. It is also worth mentioning, that one really would be better not creating files 'on the desktop' given the behavior of Kate. I do agree, that there should be a way to configure Kate so that backups are saved in a specified folder. This is the behavior of most other word processors (at least in the 'other' OS [M$]).
              Windows no longer obstructs my view.
              Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
              "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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                Re: Automatic Backups created on desktop

                Yes, I have taken to creating all of my documents in my ~\Documents directory and also prefixing the file with a dot; that keeps my desktop pristine.

                This is a great OS, though. I am pleased also that I chose kubuntu.

                Thanks again!
                You can teach an old dog new tricks.<br />You just can&#39;t do it with old biscuits.
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