New user evaluating TW5: risks of data lost?

[Mariocco]

Dear All,

I am new to TiddlyWiki and I would like to know, before investing time in adding info and data to the system, how solid is the system.
Can I rely on it for long term availability of information?
In the past I used different system and soon or later you need to migrate (unless you use plain text notes!). This is always a pain.
Can I be confident enough (no warrantee expected, of course) that I can trust TW and relax for the next years?

Thank you!

Mario

[Jed Carty]

You can be confident of both aspects with the understanding that you are responsible for both.

The data is in a single html file that you should always be able to open in a browser, and we have multiple export methods for moving data somewhere else. The way it is stored it is only slightly less portable than plain text notes. Since you can open up the html file in a text editor and pull out your data in the worst case.

This is assuming that you are using the html version, not a hosted version like tiddlyspot. Even if you are using tiddlyspot you can just download a local backup of your wiki periodically and have that saved for the future.

And for losing data, you are responsible for your own backups. But tiddlywiki is a single small files you so can (and should!) create backup copies periodically.

[@TiddlyTweeter]

Mario wrote:
I am new to TiddlyWiki and I would like to know, before investing time in adding info and data to the system, how solid is the system.

That is a very good question to ask.

The answer is definitely YES.

It IS important to backup your TW, mainly because browser crashes do happen and your TW file could sometimes get damaged if that happened. But TW itself is very robust.

Best wishes
Josiah

[Mat]

Welcome! Maybe this article will be comforting to read.

<:-)

[@TiddlyTweeter]

Ciao Mat

Lacking here is the ability to "retweet", or pin, good things like that article.

I think we let ourselves down on promoting TiddlyWiki.

Just a side thought.

Best wishes
Josiah

[Mariocco]

Thanks everyone!
Very reassuring.
Let's start then....

Kind Regards,

Mario

[Mat]

 Josiah,

I think we let ourselves down on promoting TiddlyWiki.

That's one of this projects greatest weaknesses. I've truly tried several things over the years and keep my eyes open for opportunities. Hopefully it has pulled in a few people who are now devotees but hard to tell. 

<:-)