backup files has the same extension as main file

[vomikan]

IMHO it would be better to hide them from open menu.

[whalley]

I personally think backup files should have a separate extension. I avoids accidentally opening them as a normal MMEX database. If somebody wants to recover a backup then it is easy enough to change the extension. Perhaps a .bak extension?

However, I'm cool with either option, or even just leaving it as is?

[vomikan]

It is better to change the extension, since there were calls with incomprehensible behavior and "disappearing data", probably related to the opening of backups.

[tactilis]

It is better to change the extension

Agreed.

With the new backup extension added to the Open file type dropdown?

• MMB Files (*.mmb)
• Encrypted MMB Files (*.emb)
• Backup MMB Files (*.bak)

Or should the file type dropdown be more informative and say:

• MMEX Database (*.mmb)
• MMEX Encrypted Database (*.emb)
• MMEX Database Backup (*.bak)

or perhaps more succinctly:

• MMEX Database (*.mmb)
• Encrypted Database (*.emb)
• Database Backup (*.bak)

[vomikan]

Related issue
#1570

[tactilis]

An example of a user becoming very confused by the use of the .mmb file type for backup databases:

https://forum.moneymanagerex.org/viewtopic.php?t=10432&p=22153