Re: Backup Directory

On 3/9/2026 8:22 AM, Christian Brabandt wrote:

> On Mo, 09 Mär 2026, CrestChristopher wrote:
>
>> Although I typed out the full home path where the .backup directory is
>> located query the path returned; backupdir=~/.backup//
>>
>> In this case, after typing something in vim, and quitting without
>> saving; there was no backup saved in the backupdir path ?
> I believe backup is only ever done when saving a file, not from
> arbitrary points in time. There are however plugins available that do
> this. Perhaps you should start explain, what exactly you are trying to
> achieve?
>
> Thanks,
> Christian

When I create a file in Vim, save it; a backup should be created after
the save or after I've saved and added more to the document. In either
case none of these two are working ?

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