G
Grant Robertson
Any time I open a document by double-clicking a link that I placed on a
OneNote page, close the document, then go to close OneNote, it pops up a
warning message saying, "The following file(s) might still be opened
outside of OneNote: ...". There are two buttons, [Discard Changes] and
[Cancel]. If I don't click on [Discard Changes] then it won't let me exit
OneNote.
Remember, I said I had closed the file before attempting to exit OneNote.
This has me very concerned that I may loose data. It makes me think that,
once I have used the "Insert a copy of the file onto the page" option
when dragging and dropping a file onto a page, that my file is never
really safe again.
OneNote should not force me to [Discard Changes] in a document just
because I am exiting OneNote. I have also noticed that OneNote actually
makes a copy of the file and puts it in my temp folder and then opens
that one for editing. What the heck is up with that? It took me a while
to accept that inserting a link to a file would copy it from it's
original location to the OneNote folders. I got over it and learned to
just delete the original in order to only have one copy. You can't have
multiple copies of a file spread out all over the place or you will loose
track of where you have made what edits. (Not counting backups but you
don't edit from backups) I learned to appreciate that the copy of the
file in OneNote's _onefiles folder would be moved around with the page or
section so the link would always work and the file would always be with
the associated section or page.
But now I discover that OneNote has actually made YET ANOTHER COPY of the
file in my temp folder and is actually editing that one. This means I
have that much more chance of loosing my data or getting things mixed up.
If OneNote locks up then all my changes, perhaps an entire day's worth,
are locked up in some temporary file that may or may not get deleted when
OneNote exits.
Why does OneNote need to maintain control over this file anyway. This is
just one more layer of obstruction that we don't need. Just have OneNote
open the file like you would open any other file using Windows Explorer
and fuhgedaboudit. Then I know what file I have open and there is no
guessing as to whether it will be saved to the correct place.
Let me guess, they actually recreate my file out of that darned mega
cache file and copy that to the temp folder then open that for editing. I
bet you only update the actual file that is in my Notebook folder after I
exit OneNote. Or worse, after I have connected back up with the machine
where the original is really located. What were you thinking? I don't
want my files to be held in limbo like that for so long! Also, what
happens to the file lock on the file located in the OneNote _onefiles
folder while I am editing that regurgitated version from the cache? Is
that still open for others to edit? That's just a disaster waiting to
happen. I know OneNote has great sync'ing _for its own files_ but it
can't do a granular sync on the other files that are copied into it.
OK, OK, I understand that this enables users to open any file that is
copied into OneNote regardless of whether they are connected to the
computer with the original copy of the file. However, there has got to be
some better way to do this so your file isn't held in limbo for so long.
For now, I guess I will have to save a copy of my file to my desktop and
edit it from there. Then I will have to go through the laborious process
of copying that back into the _onefiles folder where it belongs when I am
finished with it. I know this is almost exactly what OneNote is doing
with the temp folder, but with my way I don't have to worry about the
copy with all my modifications in it being automatically deleted by
accident.
P.S. I have entered this on Connect. I think this one is serious enough
to spend the time on.
OneNote page, close the document, then go to close OneNote, it pops up a
warning message saying, "The following file(s) might still be opened
outside of OneNote: ...". There are two buttons, [Discard Changes] and
[Cancel]. If I don't click on [Discard Changes] then it won't let me exit
OneNote.
Remember, I said I had closed the file before attempting to exit OneNote.
This has me very concerned that I may loose data. It makes me think that,
once I have used the "Insert a copy of the file onto the page" option
when dragging and dropping a file onto a page, that my file is never
really safe again.
OneNote should not force me to [Discard Changes] in a document just
because I am exiting OneNote. I have also noticed that OneNote actually
makes a copy of the file and puts it in my temp folder and then opens
that one for editing. What the heck is up with that? It took me a while
to accept that inserting a link to a file would copy it from it's
original location to the OneNote folders. I got over it and learned to
just delete the original in order to only have one copy. You can't have
multiple copies of a file spread out all over the place or you will loose
track of where you have made what edits. (Not counting backups but you
don't edit from backups) I learned to appreciate that the copy of the
file in OneNote's _onefiles folder would be moved around with the page or
section so the link would always work and the file would always be with
the associated section or page.
But now I discover that OneNote has actually made YET ANOTHER COPY of the
file in my temp folder and is actually editing that one. This means I
have that much more chance of loosing my data or getting things mixed up.
If OneNote locks up then all my changes, perhaps an entire day's worth,
are locked up in some temporary file that may or may not get deleted when
OneNote exits.
Why does OneNote need to maintain control over this file anyway. This is
just one more layer of obstruction that we don't need. Just have OneNote
open the file like you would open any other file using Windows Explorer
and fuhgedaboudit. Then I know what file I have open and there is no
guessing as to whether it will be saved to the correct place.
Let me guess, they actually recreate my file out of that darned mega
cache file and copy that to the temp folder then open that for editing. I
bet you only update the actual file that is in my Notebook folder after I
exit OneNote. Or worse, after I have connected back up with the machine
where the original is really located. What were you thinking? I don't
want my files to be held in limbo like that for so long! Also, what
happens to the file lock on the file located in the OneNote _onefiles
folder while I am editing that regurgitated version from the cache? Is
that still open for others to edit? That's just a disaster waiting to
happen. I know OneNote has great sync'ing _for its own files_ but it
can't do a granular sync on the other files that are copied into it.
OK, OK, I understand that this enables users to open any file that is
copied into OneNote regardless of whether they are connected to the
computer with the original copy of the file. However, there has got to be
some better way to do this so your file isn't held in limbo for so long.
For now, I guess I will have to save a copy of my file to my desktop and
edit it from there. Then I will have to go through the laborious process
of copying that back into the _onefiles folder where it belongs when I am
finished with it. I know this is almost exactly what OneNote is doing
with the temp folder, but with my way I don't have to worry about the
copy with all my modifications in it being automatically deleted by
accident.
P.S. I have entered this on Connect. I think this one is serious enough
to spend the time on.