DEVONthink 3 Public Beta Now Open

Posted by Hugh
Apr 26, 2019 at 09:15 AM

Apologies to anyone for whom my post above may have made it seem as if the beta is 100 per cent safe.

As with any beta software, precautions are advisable. DevonThink databases consist of folders that are completely separate from the application and its supporting files. In the case of my databases, I’ve ensured that I have three other copies of them, only slightly out of date, saved in three different locations beyond my hard disk. I’m re-assured that they can still be opened by DT2. I’ve also been re-assured by the care that the developers have applied to their work during the alpha and beta periods so far - for example, in their responses to emails about bugs. (It’s also the case that the poster whom NickG refers to below concedes in his post that the problem could have been caused by user-error. DevonThink 3, like DT2, is a “big” programme, and it takes a little while to get your head completely around it - although the just-released Help documentation appears detailed and extensive, and in certain respects DT3 is easier to get to grips with than DT2.)

NickG wrote:
And then I go to the forum and see a post concerning data loss.
> >https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dt3-warning-possible-bug-resulting-in-loss-of-data/46477/2
> >
>NickG wrote:
>They’re emphasising that it’s a beta - not simply early access. If I
>>were in your position, I wouldn’t risk it yet.
>>
>>That said, there are no public reports of data los ( a whole 2 days
>>after the beta started!)
>>
>>Amontillado wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Does anyone have a feel for how safe the public beta is? I imagine
>it’s
>>>close to stable, or they wouldn’t risk it being seen.