Auto save badly needed

[marklaporta1]

I don't see an auto save option. If there is one, how do I activate it.

Without auto save, it's easy to accidently reset a current file and lose and hour or so of work. I personally don't need the reset function, where the program suddenly reverts to the last saved version.

Is there any way for users to choose auto save and lose the auto reset?

[devvaannsh]

Hey @marklaporta1, right now Phoenix doesn't have an auto-save option. We did try implementing it earlier, but it's not very straightforward. When you save a file, Phoenix runs a lot of internal operations. So if we save on every change, or even every second, it ends up slowing the editor down a lot. We’ll definitely work on this, but it might take some time. Apologies.

About losing data: you can install the 'Autosave Files on Window Blur' extension from the extension store. What it does is save your files automatically whenever Phoenix loses focus. So that way, you won’t lose any data.

[marklaporta1]

Thanks, I’ll try it. Mark Laporta Writer, Creative Consultant 917-617-3560

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