For those of you that have updated from the "old" Gerber programs...are you finding that it is easier to lose or misfile plot files on the new Omega program? Or am I just one of the priviledged few?
The learning curve seemed not so large...but recently it has been kicking my butt by losing hours of work.
Any secrets?
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
I personally haven't had any problems. It may be the way that I file them.
I do know that some of my helpers have had issues with lost files, but that was usually due to not paying attention to where they were being put.
I do wish Omega would create backup files the same way Corel Draw does it.
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Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
Yes Monte, this has happened a few times, Sometimes I save 2 different files, say 1234a, 1234b, just in case, especially if it involves a lot of work. It really sucks to lose hours of work, just to have to do it all over again.
Posted by Duncan Wilkie (Member # 132) on :
Not yet. We've been using 2.51 for only a couple of weeks though.
Posted by Bryan Quebodeaux (Member # 48) on :
I haven't had any problems. I would be curious to know how everyone else saves their files. My method by far might not be the best way but it works for me. I set up a new folder for on our server for each customer and save all files pertaining to that customer within. Maybe that's the norm, maybe not, but that's how I always done it.
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
That's how I do it, Bryan. The folders are also divided by program. In other words, the main folders are "Corel Draw Files" and "Gerber Files". Inside are the customer folders containing the files to that particular program. Everything is stored on the server and is backed up onto DVDs every so often.
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
That's basically the way we save them, but we save by invoice number. We really hav'nt had too many problems as of late all the same, but we did in the beginning. Make sure you have all the updates as well.
Posted by Russ McMullin (Member # 5617) on :
We are running the latest version, and losing files has not been a problem.
Posted by Jamie Nicholson (Member # 6690) on :
No problems here. I always double save files on separate drives just incase though. Been running Gerber products for 14 years almost flawlessly.
Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
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