Why are these two dialogues different?
The first is from PhotoPaint ~
the second from CorelDraw ~
I don't like Auto-save, I prefer to save as I go. I also prefer to save the backups to another disk, just in case the current working disk goes down.
As you can see with PP, I have the option to not use Auto-save but still save backups to another disk.
With Draw, I don't have this option and I'm forced to use Auto-save .
Can some nice Corel developer jump in and explain if there is any reason why these dialogues can't be the same - and both be as PP?
Hello Shelley; There is a difference in save and Auto Backup. and you can set the CorelDraw Auto backup to do it anywhere you chose. The 5 min. is what I use and don't notice that it's even doing anything. ( on a slower computer I would use 15 or 20 min. to keep from slowing down the work I'm doing in Draw.) I would still save the Drawing file often and the way I do it is use "Save As" as soon as I start making the file ( that way when you hit the Ctrl+S it will save the file where you put the Save As file, ) I wouldn't set the auto save to the place you save your normal files.
This is just the way I do it, and there are other ways I'm sure. ( It's really really bad to lose work )
George
Hi George.
To work the way you do would require two folders on different drives and alternate between the two to maintain your Save As procedure. Right? Otherwise you would have to do file swapping when you've finished. I would get confused with which are the latest files.
Although this is probably bad practice, I work from a flash drive and save to it, but backups are sent to a hard drive. At the end of the session, I backup the flash drive to the hard drive. The reason for this is that I work between computers and carry the flash drive across to continue the work. I can be absent-minded at times and don't always remember to backup but this way I'm at least always working with the latest files. Still, your idea may be worth a try.
It still doesn't resolve the question as to why these dialogues are different.
I haven't looked into this, but does an auto-save automatically also create a backup if "Backup on save" is ticked?