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Posted by satis
Apr 25, 2019 at 04:30 PM
Amontillado wrote:
>I have DT Pro. Here’s the prices:
>
>DT 3.0 - $99, upgrade for $49
>DT Pro 3.0 - $199, upgrade $149
>DT Server 3.0 - $499, upgrade $449
>
>In my opinion, the upgrade prices for DT and DT pro are what they should
>charge at retail for a new license.
I’m in the same position as you. But I found DTP2 to be overkill for my needs and the clunkiness of the interface, combined with some bugginess I’d encountered (and some dev stonewalling about it for a couple of years before fixing it) had me migrate to EagleFiler, which is Mac-only.
I’m using iOS a lot more now and would like a cross-platform solution, but that pricing kills any chances I’ll consider DTP3. I do own Notebooks (from Alfons Schmid) for iOS/Mac and may end up migrating my files to it this year. (I might also trial Keep It.)
Posted by Amontillado
Apr 26, 2019 at 02:33 AM
DT is clunky, granted, but it seems to be exceedingly reliable. I was completely addicted to The Brain, but I had some data loss.
I would have to say The Brain is more open than DT, since the XML that binds it all together is pretty easy to understand. I did some hacking around with it, but ultimately settled on Devonthink. At this point, when I want to keep a bunch of notes in a bundle, DT is what I reach for.
Does anyone have a feel for how safe the public beta is? I imagine it’s close to stable, or they wouldn’t risk it being seen. On the other hand, I have very mission critical stuff in DT databases. I’m a treasurer for a volunteer organization, and DT is my filing cabinet - sort of. I have an actual filing cabinet, and if DT evaporated, I would be able to continue my role, once I got past the gut-wrenching sobs. All my personal financial records are in DT, too, contained in a few thousand PDF scans over the past few years.
I keep, of course, lots of backups.
Posted by NickG
Apr 26, 2019 at 05:12 AM
They’re emphasising that it’s a beta - not simply early access. If I were in your position, I wouldn’t risk it yet.
That said, there are no public reports of data los ( a whole 2 days after the beta started!)
Amontillado wrote:
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>Does anyone have a feel for how safe the public beta is? I imagine it’s
>close to stable, or they wouldn’t risk it being seen.
Posted by NickG
Apr 26, 2019 at 05:18 AM
And then I go to the forum and see a post concerning data loss.
https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dt3-warning-possible-bug-resulting-in-loss-of-data/46477/2
NickG wrote:
They’re emphasising that it’s a beta - not simply early access. If I
>were in your position, I wouldn’t risk it yet.
>
>That said, there are no public reports of data los ( a whole 2 days
>after the beta started!)
>
>Amontillado wrote:
>
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>>Does anyone have a feel for how safe the public beta is? I imagine it’s
>>close to stable, or they wouldn’t risk it being seen.
Posted by Hugh
Apr 26, 2019 at 09:15 AM
Apologies to anyone for whom my post above may have made it seem as if the beta is 100 per cent safe.
As with any beta software, precautions are advisable. DevonThink databases consist of folders that are completely separate from the application and its supporting files. In the case of my databases, I’ve ensured that I have three other copies of them, only slightly out of date, saved in three different locations beyond my hard disk. I’m re-assured that they can still be opened by DT2. I’ve also been re-assured by the care that the developers have applied to their work during the alpha and beta periods so far - for example, in their responses to emails about bugs. (It’s also the case that the poster whom NickG refers to below concedes in his post that the problem could have been caused by user-error. DevonThink 3, like DT2, is a “big” programme, and it takes a little while to get your head completely around it - although the just-released Help documentation appears detailed and extensive, and in certain respects DT3 is easier to get to grips with than DT2.)
NickG wrote:
And then I go to the forum and see a post concerning data loss.
>
>https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dt3-warning-possible-bug-resulting-in-loss-of-data/46477/2
>
>
>NickG wrote:
>They’re emphasising that it’s a beta - not simply early access. If I
>>were in your position, I wouldn’t risk it yet.
>>
>>That said, there are no public reports of data los ( a whole 2 days
>>after the beta started!)
>>
>>Amontillado wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Does anyone have a feel for how safe the public beta is? I imagine
>it’s
>>>close to stable, or they wouldn’t risk it being seen.