File backup techniques

[Anonymous]

I like to save my file periodically as a separate file, marking it with a date etc. However, I would like to be able to save my file directly to my backup folder, while continuing working from the current file, (where currently it automatically transfers to the recently saved file) mainly to help with keeping my folders neat and organized. Is there a way to select which file stays open?

Thanks for any comments.

[Karl Ottenstein]

No. Like almost every program for Windows and Mac (up until Mac Lion), when you Save As, the newly saved-as file is the active one.

You'll have to do a Close after the Save-As and then open the 'active' file from the Recent Files list.

[Barry Kelly]

Or you could "save as" with the new file name and location and then immediately "save as" again with the old file name and location.

Or you could just copy the open file in Windows Exporer (or the Mac equivalent) and rename it.
It doesn't matter if the file is currently open in Archicad.
This way you don't have to open/close or save as files in Archicad at all.

Barry.

[Gorazd]

It would really be nice if ArchiCAD would have some kind of backup plan. To save very hour to some backup folder, and keep last few backups. With the available space on drives theese day it would save people from potential troubles big time. It is awailable in teamwork, why just not expand this for non TW users.

[vistasp]

Windows users might find this discussion on version backups useful.

[Barry Kelly]

vistasp wrote:
Windows users might find this discussion on version backups useful.

Did you mean to link to another post?
Barry.

[vistasp]

Whoops! Thanks Barry!

And here's the link.

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=34929

[Anonymous]

Barry wrote:
Or you could "save as" with the new file name and location and then immediately "save as" again with the old file name and location.

Or you could just copy the open file in Windows Exporer (or the Mac equivalent) and rename it.
It doesn't matter if the file is currently open in Archicad.
This way you don't have to open/close or save as files in Archicad at all.

Barry.

I'm still using this way, a Global Method, I think, for all software.

[Gorazd]

Time Machine is one of the things I miss most from my former MacBook 🙂 I am using some backup techniques, but still it would be nice to have versions backup to any SW, not only ArchiCAD

[Anonymous]

Barry wrote:
Or you could just copy the open file in Windows Exporer (or the Mac equivalent) and rename it.
It doesn't matter if the file is currently open in Archicad.
This way you don't have to open/close or save as files in Archicad at all.

Barry.

I do this too... Just drag a copy of the file into my backup folder and add the date to the file name...