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    From Martin S Taylor@hogwash@mRaErMtOiVnEstaylor.TcHoImS to uk.comp.sys.mac on Tue Aug 11 22:36:21 2026
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    Apple widely touts as rCyadvantagesrCO the way apps such as Freeform and Message sync across all devices via iCloud.

    If I make some terrible deletion of part of a Freeform board, or part of a Message, is there any way to recover it? Obviously my Mac is backed up paranoiacally using Time Machine, Carbon Copy Cloner, and everything else under the sun, but I canrCOt work out how to restore older versions of these files which donrCOt relate to anything on my Mac.

    Martin S Taylor

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  • From Martin S Taylor@hogwash@mRaErMtOiVnEstaylor.TcHoImS to uk.comp.sys.mac on Tue Aug 11 22:46:15 2026
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    On 11 Aug 2026, Martin S Taylor wrote
    (in article<0001HW.302BCD55001CB37B30DC0638F@news.eternal-september.org>):

    Apple widely touts as rCyadvantagesrCO the way apps such as Freeform and Message sync across all devices via iCloud.

    I meant rCyNotesrCO, not rCyMessagesrCO. But itrCOs Freeform IrCOm really concerned about, as I keep serious work in that program.

    MST

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  • From Bruce@07.013@scorecrow.com to uk.comp.sys.mac on Thu Aug 13 23:07:17 2026
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    On 11/08/2026 22:46, Martin S Taylor wrote:
    On 11 Aug 2026, Martin S Taylor wrote
    (in article<0001HW.302BCD55001CB37B30DC0638F@news.eternal-september.org>):

    Apple widely touts as rCyadvantagesrCO the way apps such as Freeform and Message sync across all devices via iCloud.

    I meant rCyNotesrCO, not rCyMessagesrCO. But itrCOs Freeform IrCOm really concerned about, as I keep serious work in that program.

    Freeform has a "recently deleted" option that keeps things for up to 30
    days.

    Beyond that maybe an AppleScript that you run periodically that copies
    the deleted Freeform files into a folder on the Mac so that Time Machine
    can also back them up?
    --
    Bruce Horrocks
    Hampshire, England
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  • From Martin S Taylor@hogwash@mRaErMtOiVnEstaylor.TcHoImS to uk.comp.sys.mac on Mon Aug 17 08:45:35 2026
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    On 13 Aug 2026, Bruce wrote
    (in article<3f04635f-4a5a-4b84-8b34-7cc28072259b@scorecrow.com>):

    Freeform has a "recently deleted" option that keeps things for up to 30
    days.

    Beyond that maybe an AppleScript that you run periodically that copies
    the deleted Freeform files into a folder on the Mac so that Time Machine
    can also back them up?

    Yes, but thatrCOs no good if I donrCOt delete a file, but make some unwanted amendments to it.

    MST

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