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Make backup (bak) file creation optional

The bak file that is automatically created (and re-created if deleted) really clutters up our folders.

Please allow us to either turn it off, or specify a different location to hold our back up files.

Thanks

51 Comments
aparobson
5 - Atom

Sometimes when I'm writing a lot of data to multiple sheets in Excel, the flow stops because it's unable to create a backup file because it's still saving the backup from the previous tab. This is really annoying so being able to turn this feature off to help ensure a flow doesn't quit unexpectedly is critical. I use batch files to remove them at the end of a flow, but that doesn't resolve this issue. Please Alteryx team, add this feature.