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Date:	Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:19:12 -0500
From:	Eliot Moss <moss AT cs DOT umass DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: Cannot write backup file; backing up in ~/.emacs.d/%backup%~
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On 2/10/2015 9:13 AM, Ken Brown wrote:
> On 2/9/2015 11:39 PM, Tim Even wrote:
>> Do you have any ideas about how to get backups working on the following?
>
> Sorry, but you need to provide more details.  Please make a complete problem report, following the
> guidelines at
>
>    http://cygwin.com/problems.html
>
> Your report should include detailed instructions for reproducing the problem, starting with 'emacs
> -Q' if possible.

Also: *my* first suspicion would be access controls on the backup directory, not emacs itself ...

Eliot Moss

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