Re: Reconsider make-backup-files default value

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Jeremy Baxter <jeremy@baxters.nz>
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:29:35 +1200
> 
> I also think this default behaviour can be quite annoying but having
> automatic backups can also come in very handy at times. A possible
> solution to the leftover backup issue is storing backup files in some
> specified directory, such as .emacs.d/auto-saves.

This is possible, of course, and supported by Emacs, but it has a
disadvantage of quickly making that directory unmanageable.  So not
everyone will like this, if it becomes the default.