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Originally Posted by BetterRed
One could argue (but I'm not) that it should, would have thought the chances of doing irrecoverable harm with an epub editor exceeds that of a like to like conversion or polish (yes I know the editor has save as, checkpoint etc).
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Yes, which is why checkpoints exist. I mean, what happens if you are editing a word document, you save your edits, then realize the next day you accidentally deleted massive chunks? I believe AutoSave only saves when you close without saving? And anyway, the autosaved content is in mysterious MSWord appdata files I am sure.
You are messed over.
Or the average text editor on linux usually saves just the last version as a backup file.
Or similar stuff.
The appropriate way to save old versions when editing a file is through File ==> Save As and save in your own versioned scheme.
Or sync with Dropbox if you have Pack Rat. Google Drive I believe always retains unlimited backups.
The point is, file storage solutions will potentially have a versioning system builtin. Usually, that is up to you however.
Kovid decided to save the results of conversion for one reason and one reason only, I am 99% positive.
So you can revert an otherwise unrevertable, automated conversion.
Automated processes need automated backup solutions.
Editors leave that to the user.