Stupid simple version control using dropbox

Martin Baxter mblivecode at harbourhosting.co.uk
Mon Feb 10 06:24:13 EST 2014


On 07/02/14 14:50, Geoff Canyon wrote:
> Not sure if this has been posted before, but just in case: If you store
> your stack files in the dropbox folder on your computer, dropbox does a
> really good job of saving a copy of each separate file whenever the file is
> saved. You can look at a list of the saved versions and get/restore any of
> them.
> 
> It's not git, but as a file-level resource it's a 1000x better than
> nothing. I borked up some code last night (never try to solve a problem at
> 3am that stumped you at 9pm) so I'm really happy that I can just revert to
> the 9pm version and forget whatever it is I did later on.
>

In the interest of balance I feel I should put in a word for Spideroak,
which has given me similarly useful service.

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spideroak>

It took me a while to configure it to my taste, as its UI is somewhat
eccentric, but I'm happy enough with it.

Its major SP is the zero-knowledge client-side encryption. While that
isn't verifiable and I personally have no inclination to use any
off-site service to store seriously valuable secrets (assuming I had
any), whether encrypted or not, there are sometimes passwords and so-on
embedded in my files and I'd rather not carry the vague or nagging worry
that I am exposing those in plaintext to the marauding legions of
network snoops and sneaks.

You don't have to set up a special folder for it, you can configure it
to backup whatever folders you want, and you have the option of keeping
a local offline repo as well. It certainly is really useful to be able
to dig out old, good copies of obscure files that have been corrupted
for months before you realised it, or even new ones that got trashed in
some "senior moment".

Worth a look maybe?

Martin





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