From 686a9de143774d0b4876cd2549f97a8bc4ac0354 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tildearrow <me@tildearrow.org>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023 14:49:20 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] discourage use of backup system for auto-save

---
 doc/2-interface/menu-bar.md | 1 +
 src/gui/gui.cpp             | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/2-interface/menu-bar.md b/doc/2-interface/menu-bar.md
index bb3a520cb..6d6b899bc 100644
--- a/doc/2-interface/menu-bar.md
+++ b/doc/2-interface/menu-bar.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ items in _italic_ don't appear in basic mode and are only available in advanced
     - macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/Furnace/backups`
     - Linux/other: `~/.config/furnace/backups`
   - this directory grows in size as you use Furnace. remember to delete old backups periodically to save space.
+  - **do NOT rely on the backup system as auto-save!** you should save a restored backup because Furnace will not save backups of backups.
 
 - **exit**: closes Furnace.
 
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index 6dedb529c..2a4bc8a0a 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -2237,6 +2237,9 @@ int FurnaceGUI::load(String path) {
     if (settings.playOnLoad==2 || (settings.playOnLoad==1 && wasPlaying)) {
       play();
     }
+  } else {
+    // warn the user
+    showWarning("you have loaded a backup!\nif you need to, please save it somewhere.\n\nDO NOT RELY ON THE BACKUP SYSTEM FOR AUTO-SAVE!\nFurnace will not save backups of backups.",GUI_WARN_GENERIC);
   }
   return 0;
 }