rename old versions of updated files, possible?

[Bobis]

Hi

Is it possible to save the old version of a file insted of just writing over it?
I would like to have the latest file keep the filename

Is this possible in SE? or do I have to update to Pro for that??

[Dave Wilkins]

Hi

Modify > Expert > Copy/Delete > Versioning

probably does more or less what you're looking for, although it stores the old(er) files in one of two special locations. There's no way to rename* the old(er) files and keep them in the same exact location as the new one. But this actually helps with a disaster-recovery, because the default Restore is thus 'most-recent, and nothing else', and you don't automatically get all the old versions of files back that you may not want. So a D/R Restore is still pretty much as 'turnkey' with Versioning as it was without it.

See the contextual Help on the Versioning page (press F1 with page open) for more background


* the renaming actually consists of adding a date/time stamp (of the actual Versioning operation) to the file-name. This is displayed to you in the Differences window (if you investigate any available Versions) so that you can see when it was replaced, deleted, etc. The LastModified stamp of a Versioned file is never altered, so you can also track that.

[Dave Wilkins]

PS: this is available in both SE & Pro

[Bobis]

Thank you!

That does what i want

And thank you for SyncBack!

[Dave Wilkins]

[techy_user707]

Hi Dave,

I am using the free SyncBackV3.2.26.0 (en_CA), and when I follow the above advice I can't see the "versioning" option you are mentioning.


I can follow up to Modify > Expert > Copy/Delete...but then there is no check box or anything representing Versioining.

Please advise....

[Dave Wilkins]

Check the forum you're posting in, versus the version you are using?

As stated above

PS: this is available in both SE & Pro

Versioning is not supported in the freeware version.