David Henderson7
Level 3
(523 points)
Q: Document version saving in Mac OS 10.7.5
Recently I've encountered a sinister warning when making changes to Adobe graphics files opened in Apple's Preview application.
The message says:
"The document (file name) is on a volume that does not support permanent version storage. You will not be able to access older versions of this document once you close it."
What the heck? Must I leave it open forever, if I need to access older versions? Wow. My 27-inch of display real estate is going to be so jammed with open documents, I'll have nowhere to work!
Seriously, on some files the feedback has said I could abandon the changes I made in order to preserve the older version, and close the image without saving the changes.
But I don't understand any of this. The affected files are Photoshop images saved as .jpg and/or .psd files, and I transfer them on an external drive, back and forth, between the iMac and the MacBook Pro while working on them. This means the earlier files are probably intact somewhere, on either of the Macs or on the external drive. But I often need to revisit the early versions and can't afford to lose access to them because of the "non-supporting volume," whatever the heck that is. And I can't abandon changes, either.
Anyone have a clue?
Thanks to all who join this puzzle.
-- David Henderson
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
Linc Davis
Level 10
(208,037 points)
This startup folder also contains a lot of working files that apparently do not belong there, but should be relocated to the home folder, according to your comment. Right?
Yes.
Its sidebar suddenly has lost everything except DEVICES.
Position the cursor over the FAVORITES line in the sidebar and click Show. Also check the Sidebar pane of the Finder preferences dialog.
