[ubuntu-in] Tip for Newbies to keep data safe (open office)

[Ramnarayan.K]

Hi

Seems like data safety is a big concern, so was wondering if we could share
information in the form of tips and people, esp new comers would know what
others do and we all could also learn. (as well as other tips to make
computing more efficient)

This Tip To make data backups and recovery efficient while using open Office
Org

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When using open office there are two options to help you keep your data safe
from involuntary errors .

First is autosave
Go to Tools -> Options -> Load/Save
In the autosave option change it to any number of minutes that you think you
need. Autosaving every 5 minutes is what i use. For large files (like
Presentations it can be a pain but in the end its worth it)

The second option to check is is "Always Create Backup Copy"

What i have done is made a directory called AutoBakups in my /home/ram
directory

By default open office saves the autobak up to a location within its own
loacation like /home/ram/.openoffice/3/backups (or something)

I have changed this location to
/home/ram/AutoBakups -

what this does is if open office crashes or something my backups are in a
place which will not go missing if i reinstall ooo.org or do a fresh Ubuntu
install.

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remember that /home/ram is my home directory, yours will be what you named
it.

regards and safe data'ing

ram
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