Timestamp Backup
This extension for LibreOffice and OpenOffice enables the user to make a normal save and to additionally create a timestamped backup copy of the document with just one click.
latest release: 2024-02-03 10:27:44
Description
This extension for LibreOffice and OpenOffice enables the user to make a normal save and to additionally create a timestamped backup copy of the document with just one click.
The backup copy will be placed into the backup directory set in Tools - Options - Open/LibreOffice - Paths - Backups
It is recommended to adjust the path of the backup directory to a user friendly place.
The extension has a menu item in the File menu, and a toolbar icon in the standard toolbar.
It works in these applications: Writer, WriterWeb, WriterMaster, Calc, Draw, Impress, Math.
WARNING for Mac users: The extension may not work under LibreOffice Vanilla which is available at the Mac appstore. This might be due to the increased security settings and sandboxing provided by the appstore, but additional information about this issue is welcomed.
License: GPL v3
Original creator: Kovács Tibor
Project maintainer: kovlev, however any contribution is appreciated
Source code is available at: https://github.com/kovleventer/timeStampBackup
Tested with Apache OpenOffice also
Homepage: http://flowcont.hu/LO_oxt_store/
| Release | Description | Compatibility | Operating Systems | License | Release notes | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.7 | Updated German and English descriptions by swhib | 4.0 | Linux, Windows, macOS | GPL | 2020-03-05 23:14:25 | Download | |
| 1.1.6 | Base support French and Dutch translations |
4.0 | Linux, Windows, macOS | GPL | 2020-03-05 23:14:25 | Download | |
| 1.1.8 | Added file saving dialog on initial save Code from Hubert Lampert and GerhardW |
4.0 | Linux, Windows, macOS | GPL | 2020-03-05 23:14:24 | Download |
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Eike Rathke Nov 29, 2024, 8:41 PM (22 days ago)
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Please note that the versions published as downloads here are old and outdated, newer version (currently 1.2.2) is available from the author's GitHub repository
https://github.com/kovleventer/timeStampBackup
Stefan Apr 29, 2024, 2:45 PM (8 months ago)
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Hi!
Very useful extension! Is there any chance to get a fully automated version and create a backup every x minutes (e.g. using the auto recovery setting from libreoffice).
Thank you!
evan mcbeth Nov 17, 2023, 7:23 AM (13 months ago)
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Brilliant extension. 5 star recommended.
One small mod, save sheets that are encrypted with password to also save the backup with the password protection? Issue opened on Github.
Lastly, on the website, perhaps a link to the Github?
(personal opinion, this needs to be a standard plugin on LO. Its that good)
Fulvio Bucci Oct 12, 2021, 7:48 PM (3 years ago)
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Estensione utilissima per salvare e creare una copia di backup con un solo click.
Perfettamente funzionante su LibreOffice 6.4.7.2 (Linux).
Tibor Kovacs Mar 6, 2021, 9:10 PM (4 years ago)
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The 1.2.0 version has a new feature: you can manage the backup files:
You can open or delete the selected backup files. (Menu: File - Manage Backup files)
You can open one selected backup file at a time, or you can delete more than one selected backup files. You can select files based on many conditions.
You must use the file access dialogs of the Office Suite - instead of the file access dilalogs of the Operating System, therefore the code enforces the usage of the dialog boxes of the office suite (only for the timestamp backup feature.
You have downloaded the 1.2.0 version from the site linked above.
David Casey Feb 15, 2021, 5:50 PM (4 years ago)
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Nice to have, but it would be a lot nicer if you could set it up as automatic, without having to click the button to get it to fire off. I know some would say, "But the backup directory would become monstrously huge!" Fine, include a small setup menu for the extension that allows you to keep only the last XX number of backups of a file (where XX is user definable).
Tibor Kovacs Mar 6, 2021, 9:28 PM (4 years ago)
This extension is written in StarBasic and it is an open source, free software. You can modify it as you want it.
STef Müller Dec 23, 2020, 3:38 PM (4 years ago)
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Simple: Must Have.
Steve Mileman Oct 29, 2020, 7:08 PM (4 years ago)
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This is a brilliant add-in. I use it to keep a record of versions of my drafts because it saves the file but also it timestamps the file name. Now it doesn't work with the latest Libre Writer. I look forward to your return. Please update it quickly
Tibor Kovacs Mar 6, 2021, 8:53 PM (4 years ago)
Steve,
The 1.2.0 version of the timeStampBackup extension works for me in my LO 7.1.0 portable version (on Windows 10 x64 prof.). You can download it from the link given above.
Hans IGNAZI Sep 26, 2020, 8:37 PM (4 years ago)
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Hasta ahora no está disponible
L Sep 18, 2020, 12:19 AM (4 years ago)
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This works great. I'd love to be able to assign a keyboard shortcut to 'Save and Timestamp Backup' --- and in fact, I'd like to assign the normal save shortcut to this, so I'm always saving versions.
I understand that there's a modification required to the extension to make this possible, e.g. https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/112656/set-keyboard-shortcuts-for-extensions/
Tibor Kovacs Mar 6, 2021, 9:25 PM (4 years ago)
You can assign the "timeStampBackup" subroutine to a free hotkey manually by usage of the Tools - Customize feature.
(for example the Ctrl-T is free in my Hungarian LibreOffice. Use the "LibreOffice" scope option if you want to use it in all of the applications.
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