DEVONthink 3 Public Beta Now Open

Posted by NickG
Apr 26, 2019 at 09:19 AM

All very true - I only posted that caution because, in my previous post, I’d said that there had been no reported instances of loss -

Hugh wrote:
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.