Writng-Keeping versions straight

Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Jul 9, 2011 at 08:58 AM

Hugh wrote:
>When I was on the Windows platform, I used this:
>http://www.ajcsoft.com/active-backup.htm.

Some additional options:

History Explorer http://www.exendo.se/history-explorer-simple-version-control.html

Dropbox http://www.dropbox.com includes a (paid) option for maintaining file versions. I can’t find a direct link to it, but you’ll get it if you click to upgrade from the free version.

Nomadesk http://www.nomadesk.com includes a file revisions feature making it possible to restore previous versions of files for up to 2 weeks.

Google Docs https://docs.google.com can track changes—now also for spreadsheets apparently.

Until recently I’ve used a system similar to Hugh’s http://www.outlinersoftware.com/messages/viewm/9833 Now I’m experimenting with Dropbox and Google Docs (especially for collaborating).

@Gary: I would advise against keeping everything on one file—unless one also meticulously keeps consecutive backups. I’ve had much trouble with corrupted files in the past.

@JB: The wiki approach sounds good, but it is mostly useful for (plain) text. What about other file types?