Help needed - my code has vanished after a PyScripter crash

[Dominic C.]

Please, please someone tell me there's a way to get my code back!
After PyScripter crashed, I relaunched it and surprise! All my code
was gone. Just emptiness in my nice python script. Is there a backup
file saved anywhere? I had saved my script at regular intervals before
that happened. I was so happy with PyScripter, darn.

[PyScripter]

I am sorry to hear that. Unless PyScripter crashed the very moment
it was saving this file it is highly unlikely, that the loss of the
file is due to PyScripter. PyScripter opens the file for read only
and does not lock the file. I never had a user complain about this.
Is it possible that you had a disk failure which might have explained
the PyScripter crash as well? I would do a disk check, to see whether
the disk is corrupted and fix such errors.

Regarding backups there is an IDE option (Tools, Options, IDE Options,
Create Back up) that controls whether PyScripter creates a back up
before saving a file.

[Dominic C.]

The disk failure issue is not impossible, but also highly unlikely
since it's an institutional network drive. I will ask the tech guys to
make sure and let you know if that was the case.

I did activate the backup option, and I will keep PS as my preferred
IDE. It is a great software. May I simply suggest to make the backup
feature activated by default, so as to prevent that kind of [even
though unprobable] mishap?

Thanks

Dominic

[PyScripter]

Good idea. Will do.