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Archiveror will help you preserve the webpages you love. 💾
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If the bookmark is removed, is it supposed to remove the local file? #19

Closed Tiggy626 closed 6 years ago

Tiggy626 commented 6 years ago

That appears to be the current behavior. If that is intended, I would like to request an option to prevent the deletion of local files.

Thank you, Tiggy626

rahiel commented 6 years ago

Hey @Tiggy626,

This is indeed the intended functionality. The local archive structure mirrors the browser's bookmark structure.

Could you explain how you would use this option? Do you often delete bookmarks you've made after a long period of time? Could you instead use manual archiving?

Tiggy626 commented 6 years ago

I don't delete bookmarks after a long period of time, but I am currently attempting to clean up my bookmarks and I was planning on just visiting the previously bookmarked page then deleting the bookmark,

I was intending to use this to automatically save pages that I didn't need to keep track of, but just to have one local copy for future reference.

For example, instructions for a craft project I want to do at some future time, that has all the information I need to do that project. I wouldn't need to have the bookmark cluttering up my bookmark menus if I have the instructions. Another example is reading a story on Archive of our Own. I bookmark the story, read it, then delete the bookmark. I would like to keep the story on my PC to read at some other time.

I don't want to keep bookmarks I no longer need, but I would still like to keep the saved page.

Yes, I could use manual archiving, and that would probably be the best option, I was just attempting to duplicate the functionality of a no-longer supported program Wysigot. There isn't anything on the market that does what it did, so I am frantically trying to come up with workarounds.

I hate it when a program I use daily stops functioning because it is no longer being updated.

On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:38:35 +0000 (UTC), you wrote:

Hey @Tiggy626,

This is indeed the intended functionality. The local archive structure mirrors the browser's bookmark structure.

Could you explain how you would use this option? Do you often delete bookmarks you've made after a long period of time? Could you instead use manual archiving?

rahiel commented 6 years ago

Thanks for your explanation.

Yes, I could use manual archiving, and that would probably be the best option, I was just attempting to duplicate the functionality of a no-longer supported program Wysigot. There isn't anything on the market that does what it did, so I am frantically trying to come up with workarounds.

OK, tell me if you're satisfied with manual archiving. Otherwise I can easily implement the requested option if you like.

rahiel commented 6 years ago

I'm assuming you're satisfied with manual archiving. Closing this issue, feel free to open new ones if you encounter other issues.