Answers.Body: <p>I've contacted Calibre's developer, he said that it is not possible and that he doesn't find such feature useful, so he is not willing to implement it.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Pretty much as the title says, is it possible to set Calibre to automatically create a backup copy of a given <code>.epub</code> file before editing it?</p>
  
  <p>When experimenting, it would be handy to keep the original file untouched.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Frankly I haven't used the Calibre editor, but I would find hard to believe that it wouldn't. When doing conversions, it usually creates separate directories for source and output.
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Tags: <epub><calibre><editing>
Title: Is it possible to set Calibre Editor to automatically backup a book file before modifying it?
UserDisplayName: Sekhemty
ThreadText: # Is it possible to set Calibre Editor to automatically backup a book file before modifying it?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-20)
  
  Pretty much as the title says, is it possible to set Calibre to automatically create a backup copy of a given `.epub` file before editing it?
  
  When experimenting, it would be handy to keep the original file untouched.
  
  **Tags:** epub, calibre, editing
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Frankly I haven't used the Calibre editor, but I would find hard to believe that it wouldn't. When doing conversions, it usually creates separate directories for source and output.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_0 on 2017-05-03. Score: 0 | Accepted answer
  
  I've contacted Calibre's developer, he said that it is not possible and that he doesn't find such feature useful, so he is not willing to implement it.
  
  
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