tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304409.post2815916993994871659..comments2024-03-17T16:17:20.145-07:00Comments on Amit's Thoughts: Emacs: move autosave and backup files elsewhereAmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12159325271882018300noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304409.post-29589263551717534272012-08-22T23:14:41.948-07:002012-08-22T23:14:41.948-07:00Thanks! That is what I'm looking forThanks! That is what I'm looking forjolisperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554993621848130053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304409.post-54320008284082860192012-08-22T23:12:22.237-07:002012-08-22T23:12:22.237-07:00Hey, thanks! That is what I'm looking for.Hey, thanks! That is what I'm looking for.jolisperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554993621848130053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304409.post-844407427224739132011-03-17T01:25:10.848-07:002011-03-17T01:25:10.848-07:00Thank you, works greatThank you, works greatUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07580128344911350733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304409.post-24468133104190994372010-10-01T13:49:31.659-07:002010-10-01T13:49:31.659-07:00Hi Anonymous — yes, there are all sorts of weird t...Hi Anonymous — yes, there are all sorts of weird things that happen with network drives, unfortunately. It's not just Emacs; it's that network drive protocols don't always support the full set of file operations. I'm afraid I don't have any suggestions for you :(Amithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12159325271882018300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304409.post-43651169464980517062010-10-01T00:10:51.816-07:002010-10-01T00:10:51.816-07:00I am running emacs 23.1 on Windows, accessing file...I am running emacs 23.1 on Windows, accessing files on a network (Linux) drive. This method seems to not work for files on the network drive (L:\), but works fine for files on the local harddrive (C:\) ??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304409.post-37256467276771076072009-09-28T10:51:12.145-07:002009-09-28T10:51:12.145-07:00Thanks! I was using the function "make-backup...Thanks! I was using the function "make-backup-file-name" for my backup, but for some unknow reasons this function doesn't work anymore on my new computer.Sébastienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402067037245380225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304409.post-20044162146030067172009-03-19T03:40:00.000-07:002009-03-19T03:40:00.000-07:00Be advised that for Debian-based systems (includin...Be advised that for Debian-based systems (including ubuntu), the default is to clean out /tmp on every boot; so storing your autosave backup files there might not be a good idea. (Autosave especially, as you normally need them exactly when you've rebooted unexpectedly!) So users of those systems may want to set user-temporary-file-directory to something more permanent, thus:<BR/><BR/>(defvar user-temporary-file-directory <BR/> "~/.emacs-backup")Martyroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810925737950303383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304409.post-49841103933447553502009-03-04T12:11:00.000-08:002009-03-04T12:11:00.000-08:00Those backup files have saved my butt on more than...Those backup files have saved my butt on more than one occasion and I don't find "rm *~" that much of a chore. Thanks fore exposing the settings, though!FOOBARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625853332565297425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304409.post-41458983385017419822008-09-24T23:22:00.000-07:002008-09-24T23:22:00.000-07:00Max: sorry, I don't know how to add the date/time....Max: sorry, I don't know how to add the date/time. I just let the OS record the date/time and use that.Amithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12159325271882018300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304409.post-53899872732599615752008-09-24T06:41:00.000-07:002008-09-24T06:41:00.000-07:00Thanks a lot!Before I lost my .emacs, I had a vers...Thanks a lot!<BR/><BR/>Before I lost my .emacs, I had a version which adds the current date/time to the filename.<BR/>Do u have any idea how I can do this?<BR/><BR/>MaxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304409.post-52366760969933444682008-08-18T06:14:00.000-07:002008-08-18T06:14:00.000-07:00I've wanted to fix that forever, but I'm no emacs ...I've wanted to fix that forever, but I'm no emacs expert. Thanks for posting it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304409.post-64993232486171261692008-07-18T10:13:00.000-07:002008-07-18T10:13:00.000-07:00Thanks for your help, that worked in version gnu 2...Thanks for your help, that worked in version gnu 22.2.1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304409.post-37897663556957649882007-04-19T23:36:00.000-07:002007-04-19T23:36:00.000-07:00Just what I wanted - many thanksJust what I wanted - many thanksUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14240616636560029763noreply@blogger.com