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AI-generatedDoes Inkscape create versioned backup files when the keep backup option is enabled?
Backup versioning behavior in Inkscape The goal is to determine whether activating the "Keep backup copy of each saved file" preference results in a series of versioned backup files (e.g., filename.svg~1, filename.svg~2) or merely a single tilde‑suffixed file that is overwritten on every save, and how this interacts with the autosave recovery mechanism. Cons