As writers, do you use any version controlling software to track and monitor what you write? For example, if you accidentally deleted or overwritten a paragraph that you'd like to have it back?
Usually what I do is to save multiple copies with incremental numbers, but I find that this isn't a good method because I end up with a folder full of word documents of the same file + changes. It isn't really easy to organise because of it.
(Storyname 1, Storyname 2, Storyname 3, ...)
This isn't necessary a question about programs, but version controlling software used for writing/writers, methods, tricks, ...
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I am a programmer in real life, so using a version control software was a no-brainer for me. I write stuff in plain text, with each chapters in a separate text file.
I use Subversion on them, with TortoiseSVN on Windows, and also use a Dropbox for backing up my repository.
This way I have my changes versioned, I can comment the changes I commit, and if my hard drive decides to die, I can be back really quick.
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