ForeverSave auto-saves all documents you're working on while simultaneously doing backup versioning in the background. Lost data can be quickly restored at any time.
Losing data, caused by application crashes or unintentional overwriting is exasperating and unnecessary. ForeverSave 2 is your new lifesaver that protects you from all kinds of disasters. Define your preferred time interval and ForeverSave 2 automatically saves and backs up all documents you're currently working on. Add as many applications to ForeverSave's library as you want and you'll no longer need to
Cowicide, ForeverSave 2 does work with Adobe products, including Dreamweaver on both 10.6 Snow Leopard and 10.7 Lion. If you have any problems with FS and Adobe software, please let us know!
I started using this app a while back as a sort of version control. ForeverSave 1 worked quite well for doing this...
Since v2 came out I have not been able to use the app in the same way. I've emailed them a few times and they seem to keep indicating it should be possible to use it the same way, but ironically enough I can't seem to find ANY way to get ForeverSave 2 to backup my files at all without auto-save enabled... Though they tell me it should work, if I open a file and make multiple modifications and multiple manual saves over a ten minute period, ForeverSave 2 simply will NOT do anything (the last email I sent them on this garnered no response, as of a couple months ago)...
With the autosave feature in lion now upon us the days of ForeverSave are numbered. ForeverSave would continue to work for me in the way that I use it, but unfortunately v2 simply does not work in that way anymore...
If it's true that "Since developers need to implement Lion’s “Versions” API before an app supports versions, I think ForeverSave will be useful to many people even under Lion." then , yes, there's a reason for this app. But it has: it only automates Command+Save under conditions where that command works, i. e. only for the top document of an open application. It won't work even if your screensaver is working. Twenty bucks is pretty steep for aone-trick pony, and if you need automated archived backups you're probably better off getting a free Drobox account.
Werner, how do you know the new Lion feature will work only for applications that support it? I haven't happened to read this anywhere else, and if third-party utilities work like ForeverSave work with all applications, i don't see why Apple can't create a solution that does too. Please explain your statement.
You might laugh now - but in my opinion, ForeverSave 2 is much safer for the simple reason that FS2's backups and versions are real single files while Lion seems to write all versions directly to the file. It's simple, as soon as the original file disappears, all backups are gone. Think about it.
Since developers need to implement Lion’s “Versions” API before an app supports versions, I think ForeverSave will be useful to many people even under Lion. (You can guess how long it will take MS, Adobe etc. to support this feature, right?)
This would have been helpful for me if it came as a universal application. I am setting up an old Powerbook for my mother to do a few simple tasks and this auto save would have been great. I might have bought it for my Intel machines, but for $10 more I can get an entire OS.
Great software! It's a shame that it doesn't work at all with Adobe Illustrator CS5. It works with Photoshop CS5 which is great. So please add support for Illustrator CS5.
As for CS4, just drag the document loose from the tab bar and save the file manually, FS2 will pick up the saving process and you can put your document back in a tab on illustrators application frame. from now on FS2 keeps making versions. This workaround also works with fullscreen apps like ArtRage Studio pro. A dirty fix but for now the best thing if working on large projects. I hope this works for CS5.
Strange though Photoshop has no problems at all since ForeverSave hit version 2
worke's as advertised however deleted it as it often renders my Mac unless for several minutes when it does some checking as soon as I delete FS all is back to normal
This app has saved my sanity several times, I have one particular program which loves to hang or crash at the most unexpected times and the most recent auto backup has saved a lot of work and frustration. Thanks for the Free update to V.2, now I just need a new Mac running 10.6...
I heard from a user that ForeverSave doesn't play well with the Adobe CS4 unified window interface. It works fine for me under 10.5.8, this person is using 10.6.2.
I think you heard correct. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why this wasn't working and then saw your message. I turned off unified window and it started working.
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ForeverSave auto-saves all documents you're working on while simultaneously doing backup versioning in the background. Lost data can be quickly restored at any time.
Losing data, caused by application crashes or unintentional overwriting is exasperating and unnecessary. ForeverSave 2 is your new lifesaver that protects you from all kinds of disasters. Define your preferred time interval and ForeverSave 2 automatically saves and backs up all documents you're currently working on. Add as many applications to ForeverSave's library as you want and you'll no longer need to manually save any of your documents.
Each time documents are saved - either manually by yourself or automatically by ForeverSave 2 - a version of the document is created which allows you to browse through a complete version history of the documents you have been working on. Just pick the version you desire and ForeverSave 2 shows you a Quick Look preview of the file. Besides restoring your documents to a destination of your choice or by drag & drop, ForeverSave 2 lets you automatically replace a faulty original document by an earlier working version from the backups.
No matter what kind of documents you're a dealing with, a wide range of settings allow ForeverSave 2 to perfectly adapt to your personal workflow. Save disk space by excluding documents with large file sizes, limit the number of maximum versions of a document or restrict backup creation to certain file extensions, such as .txt or .psd. Every individual case can be set up in ForeverSave 2.
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Torgobob reviewed on 27 Sep 2011
Since v2 came out I have not been able to use the app in the same way. I've emailed them a few times and they seem to keep indicating it should be possible to use it the same way, but ironically enough I can't seem to find ANY way to get ForeverSave 2 to backup my files at all without auto-save enabled... Though they tell me it should work, if I open a file and make multiple modifications and multiple manual saves over a ten minute period, ForeverSave 2 simply will NOT do anything (the last email I sent them on this garnered no response, as of a couple months ago)...
With the autosave feature in lion now upon us the days of ForeverSave are numbered. ForeverSave would continue to work for me in the way that I use it, but unfortunately v2 simply does not work in that way anymore...
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DJSquint reviewed on 23 Jun 2011
Obsolete from July 2011
sad but true
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Johnnyr reviewed on 13 May 2011
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Strange though Photoshop has no problems at all since ForeverSave hit version 2
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Rshorts reviewed on 30 Apr 2011
Sure it slows down the odd time, but its only a few seconds to wait & I'm sure the developer is aware of it and is working on it.
The free upgrade to v2 cannot be beat.
This combined with Dropbox is all the reassurance you need for project files.
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Can anyone confirm?
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