Windows – Tool that automatically keeps old versions of a file? Shadow Copy in Win7

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When I'm working with a Graphics App, I press CTRL+S a lot to Quicksave. Sometimes, I just went too far and made a bad decision, sometimes to the point Undo wouldn't help either.

I would love to retain old versions of a file. Normally, Source Control would be of use here, but that's a manual process (same as just making some copies).

I wonder if there is an automatic way to do that? Everytime the file changes, keep a backup. I believe that in Windows Server, Shadow Copies can do that. When I check in my Windows 7 (Ultimate), I do see "Previous Versions" as a tab, but that seems to be part of the backup function which is once again manual.

Is there a way to get that type of automatic versioning?

Best Answer

Try using DropBox is mostly a service of online storage, but it keeps snapshots of every saved change in your Dropbox folder over the last 30 days.

More info here: https://www.dropbox.com/help/11

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