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Conference tnpubs::nacleaf

Title:T&N Pubs Systems and Tools Notes Conference
Moderator:ISOISA::HAKKARAINEN
Created:Thu Jun 29 1989
Last Modified:Fri Dec 30 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:91
Total number of notes:315

46.0. "Leaving Files Open Leaves You Open to Trouble" by WORDY::MILGROM () Wed Oct 31 1990 09:43

Here's something I learned the hard way. 
    I share it hoping you learn the easy way!
    

   When you leave your desk, don't leave a file opened, even if you 
have put Interleaf in Pause mode (for security). If the system crashes,
you can lose a lot of edits. It's best to close the file each time 
you leave your desk. 
    
    What I used to do just before leaving my office to go to lunch or 
    leave for home was: Save the opened file and keep it open, then
    put my workstation in Pause. I thought that saving the file would 
    protect me from losing the latest edits if the system crashed while
    I was away from my desk. I did this to save the time required for
    closing the file and then having to reopen it when I returned. 
    But the other day I learned that the time saved is
    not worth the time lost when the system crashes. Even though the 
    file had been saved just before I left, I still lost quite a few 
    edits (made before the file was saved). 
    
   Phil
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