I can only see how to save backup files in a single folder location. Is there any way one can save backup files in same folder as the respective original documents (which seems the obvious place to me)?
Following the first 2 answers I shall expand:-
I’ve been used to using Word 2000 on WinXP. This stores backup files (.WBKs in the case of Word 2000) in the same folder as the original document.
I’ve recently switched to Win7 and LibreOffice and saw that it puts all backup files (.BAKs) in a single folder buried deep down under the C:\Users… path (e.g. C:\Users\eBatch\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4\user\backup). I see several potential drawbacks with this:
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I can see the single folder just getting fuller and fuller over time with what are potentially redundant backup files (of course, if one is aware of it, one can “manage” the situation to some degree, but it is not as obvious as storing the backups along with the original documents.
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Following on from 1. above, if one comes to manage the backup files at a later it is not not so obvious as to what each file is (without reviewing the contents). This is particularly so when one has many projects under way at the same time (especially where the documents for each project are held in discrete folders but with some degree of commonality of document naming - e.g. …\CustomerA\Costings.odt and …\CustomerB\Costings.odt etc.).
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Following the example given in 2. above, a conflict arises when editing documents (with the same name) from two different folders. LibreOffice does not manage this effectively at all, with the backup reflecting whichever was the latest document to be saved. This happens regardess of whether the files are being edited (and saved) concurrently or separately). IMHO, not good at all.
Seems to me that one should at least have the choice of whether to use the current default method or store backups with the original documents.
Please edit your question with your expanded information. It makes a more clean and clear text.
I know text editors that have this option, but it’s not available as it stands (so far as I can see) in LibO. Perhaps it’s worth an extension request?
(Personally, I like to keep my main document directories “clean”, and know where to find the “BAK” files should I need them in an emergency — which isn’t often in my experience. FWIW! YMMV, etc.)
I prefer put each single backup in the same folder as original file. When I work with hundreds or thousands files, it easier to find the original file type. There are a lot of extension I currently use (.xls, .doc, .rtf, docx, ppt, pptx, csv, .ods, .xlsx, and many more). Put everything in one folder is not a good habit. When some files have similar name, they may confusing. The old lotus 123 or lotus symphony did put the backup files at same folder with original file.
Menu/Tools/Options/LibreOffice/Paths/Backups.
If I understand the question, it is about saving each backup file in the path of the corresponding original file. This would have LO change dynamically the path to coincide with the path of the file currently being edited (and then, what if several documents with different paths are opened, or if the document hasn’t been saved?).