[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 142462] New: LO BASE FILESAVE- backup copies are not handled as described in help

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142462

            Bug ID: 142462
           Summary: LO BASE FILESAVE- backup copies are not handled as
                    described in help
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 6.4.7.2 release
          Hardware: All
                OS: Linux (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: medium
         Component: Base
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: rich.libre at demattio.co.at

Description:
Setup option
Tools -> Options -> Load/Save -> general -> always create backup copy is
enabled.

In this case a new backup version of BASE files are created each time you save
an element like form or query or whole database, BUT NEVER DELETED.

This leads to "low disk space" alarm. See the attached backup directory
listing.

The online help promises:
Always create backup copy Saves the previous version of a document as a backup
copy whenever you save a document. Every time LibreOffice creates a backup
copy, the previous backup copy is replaced. The backup copy gets the extension
.BAK.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. it happens on every save operation
2.
3.

Actual Results:
new backup version of ODB file is created; old versions are surviving forever

Expected Results:
AS promised by help page:
Always create backup copy Saves the previous version of a document as a backup
copy whenever you save a document. Every time LibreOffice creates a backup
copy, the previous backup copy is replaced. The backup copy gets the extension
.BAK.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No


OpenGL enabled: Yes

Additional Info:
Version: 7.1.3.2 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 47f78053abe362b9384784d31a6e56f8511eb1c1
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 5.8; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: de-AT (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

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