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Deleting Bak files

I was wondering what would happen if I deleted all of my bak files???

I have saved all of my songs in an "archive" cd. Do I really need all of the bak files on my computer?

Fawn

Re: Deleting Bak files

Reply #1 –
You can do that without any problem. In the explorer, sort by extension and delete all .bak files at once, or if you are comfortable with entering commands, type "del *.bak /s" to get rid of all bak-files, even in subdirectories.
The /s switch will not work in older Windows-versions, I fear.
Rob.

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Reply #2 –
What are those bak files for?

Re: Deleting Bak files

Reply #3 –
To fall ba(c)k on. If you have made a grave mistake, followed by the mistake of saving anyway, delete the .nwc file, and rename the .bak file to the original .nwc file.
Or, playing it very safe, rename the .bak file to a new name ending in .nwc.
You can choose not to make .bak files.
Bak is Dutch slang for joke ;-)

Re: Deleting Bak files

Reply #4 –
"Bak" is the last part of the file name for "backup" files.  It goes back to DOS days, when file names were limited to 8 characters, a dot, and 3 more characters.  The part after the period is known as the "extension."

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Reply #5 –
So if I save the fourth time on .nwc, the backup file will save as if it were saving the third time on an nwc-file.

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Reply #6 –
The bak file is the most recent version before a save.  So yes, if you save 4 times, the current bak file will be the 3rd save version of the file.  And of course, if you inadvertently hit save twice without making any changes, well you end up with the same file twice (file.nwc and file.bak).