Earlier versions, and restoring one
Plot Device keeps earlier versions of every chapter, outline and page as you work: before it first changes a file, and then at most every ten minutes while you keep editing.
See them
Section titled “See them”- A chapter: the book menu (the book’s title) → Earlier versions of this chapter….
- An outline: ⋯ beside the views → Earlier versions of this outline….
- A page: Versions… on the page.
Versions are listed by time. Choose one to read it.
Bring one back
Section titled “Bring one back”- Restore this version puts it back. What you have now is kept as a version, so this can be undone.
- Save as a copy keeps it as a separate file instead, leaving the current text as it is.
Where they’re kept, and for how long
Section titled “Where they’re kept, and for how long”On your computer, outside the book’s folder, so your book stays clean and you can copy or sync it freely:
- Linux:
~/.config/plotdevice/backups/ - Windows:
%APPDATA%\plotdevice\backups\
They’re tidied as they age:
- every version from the last 24 hours;
- then one a day, for 30 days;
- then one a week, for a year.
A year of history for a 100-chapter book takes about 100 MB.
Earlier versions protect against mistakes, not against losing the computer. For that, turn on backups.