Help configuring Timimi and autosave

[IvanPsy]

Thanks to this community I installed Timimi on Firefox and made it work.

Now, when I save the Tiddly Wiki, I find many backups of the same Tiddly.

But I want just one save as I find all of this confusing.

So my need is:

When I save my Tiddly no copies are saved.

My Tidly is always saved on the same file, so I find only one file in the folder (I open Tiddly on iPhone, iPad and Mac, so having several backups confuse me since I can't remember which one was the last one).

I checked the settings in Timimi, but I wasn't able to understand how to configure properly.

Any tips?

[odin...@gmail.com]

Hi!

You should want to have backups. If anything goes wrong, you'll have a backup to revert to. I have used backups in the past, when I was messing around with plugins or with edits on core tiddlers.
Follow the instruction on this page: https://ibnishak.github.io/Timimi/#Backing%20up%20using%20timimi

1) It is possible to set a folder where the backups get saved to, so you separate them from your main wiki. This will help solve the confusion with finding the latest save.

2) It is possible to set different saving backup strategies, so you don't have a new file for every save you make.

Op zondag 22 november 2020 om 00:10:53 UTC+1 schreef IvanPsy:

[IvanPsy]

Thank you for your kind reply.

I understand the importance of a backup, so I'll follow your suggestion about having a separate folder for it.

But let me explain my scenario:

- I'm on Mac and edit my Tiddly, then I save the changes

- I open up the Tiddly on my iPhone (by using Quine 2), but how do I know which file to open up in order to go on with my work?

Is the main file the Tiddly I have to open up bro go on with my work?

My goal is to have the main file always updated to the latest change, so I don't have to think about which file I have to open when I switch device or go back to work after a break, and forget about the backups files that are stored in another folder.

Don't know if it makes sense. I explain the best as possible since English is not my native language :-)

[Jeronimo Minino]

Hi IvanPsy

( Bear with my english, too :-) )  

Timimi user here.

Two things (same things odin...@gmail.com already mentioned before):

1.

Mi configuration is different from yours, but in my case, I did the same thing that  odin...@gmail.com  suggested to you under number "1)" , and that solved the confusion: 

On the TIMIMI app on my PC, I did set a separate folder where all backups are saved.

That means: my wikis are scattered in different folders all over my PC, but all backups are now saved in ONE separate folder.

 I never open that separate folder unless something went wrong with a wiki and I need to access a backup.

So when I want to use a wiki, I go to the folder where my wiki resides (NOT the backups folder). There is only one wiki file, so I always use this file and there is no confusion.

2.

Regarding backups, I think it is important to follow the advise odin...@gmail.com suggested to you under number "2)": 

Do set a backup strategie in order to limit the number of backup files that are saved!

 If you don´t set a limiiting backup strategie, your backups folder will be populated with too many backups, which can easily eat up all your storage capacity. 

For example, I have set TIMIMI to keep only the last five backups of every wiki.

(From TIMIMI's list of backup strategies, I did not choose "Tower of Hanoi", but the one that was described as being "similar to Tower of Hanoi".)

[odin...@gmail.com]

Also, something to consider: If you have the same file open on both your computer and smartphone. It won't sync well. Because when you save your tiddlywiki, it replaces the old file (I think). So if you edit something on your phone, and your tiddlywiki is still open on your computer, make sure to reload to catch the edit you made from your phone. This goes both ways.

Op zondag 22 november 2020 om 15:38:31 UTC+1 schreef jero...@gmail.com:

[Riz]

Hi

Timimi author here. I don't have anything to add to the comments given above. The best case workflows are as mentioned above.

I merely dropped in to apologize for not replying earlier. Google groups in mobile somehow does not show the option to reply to posts now.

[IvanPsy]

Thank you all for your reply.

And Riz don't worry: sometimes technology is somewhat unfriendly :-)

Just another question: how do I set a relative path to a subfolder?

The main folder is @My Brain , the subfolder is Backup My Brain .