I lost my latest edits. Does Sigil save versions of the epub I'm editing?

terrimlorrain · 04-06-2023, 10:18 AM

Hello. I lost a day's work so went looking for some possible causes. I found an old post that said Sigil saves revisions in a zipped file, but I can find no such file. I would be so grateful for some direction.

KevinH · 04-06-2023, 10:30 AM

What exact version of Sigil are you using?

If earlier than the very latest, these instructions might help:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...&postcount=164

If using the current version, let us know and we can tell you how to adapt them to the current version.

terrimlorrain · 04-06-2023, 11:01 AM

Hello KevinH, thanks for replying.

I'm using 1.9.20.

Should I install the latest release?

Will that help me find my saved edits from April 4th?

Thanks for the link. I followed the process and found the Temp folder, however, there's nothing more recent in it than March 9th.

(I hope this isn't the 3rd copy of my message - I'm not very good with forums

KevinH · 04-06-2023, 11:43 AM

No, stay with that 1.9.20 version. The instructions in that link should work for that version of Sigil

KevinH · 04-06-2023, 11:44 AM

If your Sigil did not crash and you manually exited Sigil then no back up will exist as when Sigil closes normally it cleans up after itself.

So unless you did a file save or created a Checkpoint then you are most probably out of luck.

terrimlorrain · 04-06-2023, 11:54 AM

I always save - literally every 30 seconds when I'm doing edits. I didn't do File>>Save when I exited, though. I just clicked the disk icon then selected File>>Quit. Is that problem?

Also, I'm wondering why there's nothing in my Sigil TEMP folder beyond March 9th.

Anyway, thanks for your help. It is what it is I guess.

KevinH · 04-06-2023, 12:28 PM

If you saved it, just look for that file on your file system.

Once you exit out of Sigil normally, Sigil will clean up the temp folder.

terrimlorrain · 04-09-2023, 04:54 PM

So, I found it in a different way and guess what? I somehow inadvertently saved all of that day's edits in calibre. But I didn't know that until just now, so in the last two days I have been redoing the edits (in Sigil). Now my question is, can I merge the two files in Sigil? Thanks

KevinH · 04-09-2023, 07:22 PM

You can load the first, create a Checkpoint then load the second and produce the set of differences so that you can see what to keep and what to replace to hand merge the two versions of the epub on a file by file basis.

That said, if you are familiar with git and have an earlier version common to both you can use git's merge capability to merge the two trees and fix any merge conflicts manually.

terrimlorrain · 04-10-2023, 09:31 AM

Wonderful, thank you for all your help!

terrimlorrain · 04-10-2023, 09:44 AM

One last thing: do you mean GitHub?

DiapDealer · 04-10-2023, 10:04 AM

GitHub is an online service. Git is the local command line tool used to manage (commit, merge, pull, push) local repositories.

terrimlorrain · 04-10-2023, 10:17 AM

Oooooh, quite a difference! Thanks for clarification!

04-06-2023, 10:18 AM	#1
terrimlorrain Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2023 Device: none	I lost my latest edits. Does Sigil save versions of the epub I'm editing? Hello. I lost a day's work so went looking for some possible causes. I found an old post that said Sigil saves revisions in a zipped file, but I can find no such file. I would be so grateful for some direction.

04-06-2023, 11:44 AM	#5
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,760 Karma: 5706256 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	If your Sigil did not crash and you manually exited Sigil then no back up will exist as when Sigil closes normally it cleans up after itself. So unless you did a file save or created a Checkpoint then you are most probably out of luck. Last edited by KevinH; 04-06-2023 at 11:47 AM.

04-06-2023, 12:28 PM	#7
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,760 Karma: 5706256 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	If you saved it, just look for that file on your file system. Once you exit out of Sigil normally, Sigil will clean up the temp folder. Last edited by KevinH; 04-06-2023 at 01:10 PM.

04-09-2023, 07:22 PM	#9
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,760 Karma: 5706256 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	You can load the first, create a Checkpoint then load the second and produce the set of differences so that you can see what to keep and what to replace to hand merge the two versions of the epub on a file by file basis. That said, if you are familiar with git and have an earlier version common to both you can use git's merge capability to merge the two trees and fix any merge conflicts manually. Last edited by KevinH; 04-09-2023 at 08:21 PM.

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04-06-2023, 10:30 AM	#2
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,760 Karma: 5706256 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	What exact version of Sigil are you using? If earlier than the very latest, these instructions might help: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...&postcount=164 If using the current version, let us know and we can tell you how to adapt them to the current version.

04-06-2023, 11:01 AM	#3
terrimlorrain Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2023 Device: none	Hello KevinH, thanks for replying. I'm using 1.9.20. Should I install the latest release? Will that help me find my saved edits from April 4th? Thanks for the link. I followed the process and found the Temp folder, however, there's nothing more recent in it than March 9th. (I hope this isn't the 3rd copy of my message - I'm not very good with forums

04-06-2023, 11:43 AM	#4
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,760 Karma: 5706256 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	No, stay with that 1.9.20 version. The instructions in that link should work for that version of Sigil

04-06-2023, 11:54 AM	#6
terrimlorrain Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2023 Device: none	I always save - literally every 30 seconds when I'm doing edits. I didn't do File>>Save when I exited, though. I just clicked the disk icon then selected File>>Quit. Is that problem? Also, I'm wondering why there's nothing in my Sigil TEMP folder beyond March 9th. Anyway, thanks for your help. It is what it is I guess.

04-09-2023, 04:54 PM	#8
terrimlorrain Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2023 Device: none	So, I found it in a different way and guess what? I somehow inadvertently saved all of that day's edits in calibre. But I didn't know that until just now, so in the last two days I have been redoing the edits (in Sigil). Now my question is, can I merge the two files in Sigil? Thanks

04-10-2023, 09:31 AM	#10
terrimlorrain Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2023 Device: none	Wonderful, thank you for all your help!

04-10-2023, 09:44 AM	#11
terrimlorrain Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2023 Device: none	One last thing: do you mean GitHub?

04-10-2023, 10:04 AM	#12
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,569 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	GitHub is an online service. Git is the local command line tool used to manage (commit, merge, pull, push) local repositories.

04-10-2023, 10:17 AM	#13
terrimlorrain Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2023 Device: none	Oooooh, quite a difference! Thanks for clarification!

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