[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 150148] Backup copies of all files are saved to a single folder

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=150148

Heiko Tietze <heiko.tietze at documentfoundation.org> changed:

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--- Comment #6 from Heiko Tietze <heiko.tietze at documentfoundation.org> ---
We discussed the topic in the design meeting.

Besides documents from one module, eg. Writer, with the same name, the backup
files omit the file extension and documents from other modules overwrite each
other (test.odt => test.back and test.ods => test.bak). We should keep the
extension therefore.

MSO does not allow to save files with the same name. And backup copies use some
hash number like
C:\Users\<user>\appdata\roaming\microsoft\Test((310124753096842400)).asd. See
also https://www.ubackup.com/backup-restore/backup-word-documents.html. It's an
option to implement a similar solution although hard to figure out for users
what file belongs the origin.

We could also add a checkbox under Load/Save > General underneath "Always
create backup copies" and indented so is clearly related to the backup option
(and would be disabled if the parent is off). It could be named "[ ] Use the
document's folder instead of backup path" (default is off meaning the backup
path is used as today).
Alternatively we could ditch the backup folder completely and always save at
the document location.

And last but not least the solution could be to add the origin somehow to the
filename or use sub folders.

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