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That sounds like it would drive me crazy in short order. Is there a way to set a preference so that instead of merging versions, it just saves the earlier version as a backup?

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That sounds like it would drive me crazy in short order. Is there a way to set a preference so that instead of merging versions, it just saves the earlier version as a backup?

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It does that normally with the TortoiseCVS client software that you have. It will save a backup of your file named .#.. You may have to tell Windows Explorer to show hidden files and folders to see the file. You can do that by selecting Tools>Folder Options… within Windows Explorer, then the View tab and click ‘Show hidden files and folders’, Apply the changes and click OK.