If you can afford the $8 subscription to TiddlyHost, I so highly recommend that approach, for keeping the most recent 100 saves.
And if you name a saved version in your history list (as in “finished adding notes on XYZ” or “before plugin ABC added”) then those named versions don’t “age out” even if you have a bunch of saves that would otherwise displace them.
I don’t even have a streaming service. Free is my only option, which only makes me worry more.
Understood! In that case, a routine for regularly downloading your wiki would be very helpful! If you’re interested, we can also discuss a modification to your wiki that would download a copy whenever you save to TiddlyHost, or whenever you save after a certain interval of time. This would potentially clutter your computer, and require clean-up, but having that routine is a bit more forgiving than needing a routine of making backups.
TiddlyHost is an amazing resource! I use it all the time and I’m grateful to @simon … AND making backups is critical for any online service, since of course you also don’t want to lose access to your data during times that you lose internet, or if/when some technical trouble happens to the TiddlyHost server.
First let me say I too am a paid up member of tiddlyhost.
Second, I make a clear differentiation between design and usage of my wikis. I try to seperate these activities in time, so if I am redesigning my wiki I start with a backup, take a step at a time, save and reload regularly etc…
When I am just using it I save occasionaly and are less vigelent.
I had a few disasters in the early days, but its very rare now because I know better.
You’re welcome! I’m glad it’s useful.
There are a number of amazing plugin collections out there (for example, (I believe) @linonetwo 's curated Central Plugin Library, @DaveGifford 's TiddlyWiki toolmap, and @Mohammad’s Kookma plugin library), but exploring these can be a real time-sink, and the opposite of keeping your TiddlyWiki as simple as possible!
All best wishes
Simon
Considering that I’ve never installed a plugin, yeah, it’s going to be
a HUGE adventure!
Relink is the first plugin I would consider. Without it, you either have to avoid using links, or you have to avoid changing title names. Of course, if your work-flow doesn’t involve making links, than that isn’t an issue.
Hahahahahahahahaha!
Where were you four days ago when I had to insert a separate scene, disrupting my plot “table of contents”… and then had to hand correct the following sixteen tiddlers?
Or yesterday, when a side story became integral to the main plot, and I had to renumber and relink them again?
NOT putting numbers on them is just begging for complete chaos, though.
I am still laughing. I am also very grateful for the suggestion. Off to install my second-ever plugin!
Oh, you’re writing a play or script? Maybe @TiddlyTitch would have some advice.
Possibly someone has incorporated Fountain into TW.
I’ve never heard of “Fountains”. Off to do some googling! Thank you!
Just to clarify - personally my upload to Google drive is basic, I decide when I want to make a backup on Google drive and open the Google Drive web page (if I am on laptop) and select the file to upload manually from my laptop. My Google drive “safe points” are less frequent than my other backups - these are absolute last resort. Just mentioned in case it sounded like it was slick and automatic.
Just look for Google Drive in your Google account if you don’t have it already.