Empty backup directory

[Paul A. Rubin]

On 6/26/21 3:29 AM, Daniel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> After installing LyX, the backup directory is empty (Preferences > 
> Paths). Does that mean that no backups are created by default or that 
> the backups are created even though "Backup documents, every ... 
> minutes" is checked (Preferences > Look & Feel > Document Handling) 
> (btw. Look & Feel seems a misnomer for backup settings). Or is a 
> backup created in the directory of the lyx file (the title bar shows a 
> directory even for new not yet saved files, so I suppose these files 
> are backup there as well)?
>
> Daniel
>
My backup directory path is empty and LyX automatically creates backups 
in the document's directory. The backups have the extension .lyx~, so 
they are considered "hidden files" by Mint, Ubuntu and I suspect other 
Linux distros.

Paul