[Solved] Create non-timestamp backup with "TimeStamp Backup" extension?

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[Solved] Create non-timestamp backup with "TimeStamp Backup" extension?

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 Edit: Split from TimeStamp Backup because you want AutoSave, not timestamped backups. 
Hi

i have installed this extension.

Maybe I got it wrong but I understood that it's possible to set it to autosave my CALC file ?

But how do I do that or is this not an option with this extension?
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AutoSave is not an option with this. You must invoke it, either from its button on the toolbar, or from its /File menu entry. Ctrl S will always Save a document - get in the habit of using that instinctively,
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ok thanks...

Thats the problem.
I have some people scanning barcodes and I don't trust they always will remember to save .

Would be nice to autosave instead of drop 1000 scanned barcodes

But what is the diff. between this save extension and the standard save button?
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This extension Saves a copy of the file, with a unique time and date added, so one can revert to an earlier version. By default it Saves such copies in the folder pointed to by /Tools /Options /OpenOffice /Paths : Backups.
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ok thanks...

maybe I will have to use excel instead....
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It is your decision to choose the tool that seems best for your circumstances and users.

Calc is not an Excel clone, although largely functionally equivalent.
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