>Is there a way to prevent Visual FoxPro 9 from creating BAK files when I edit my PRG files?
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>I never need the BAK files, and I find that they make my source code folder very messy and I just do not want them to be present.
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Those BAK files saved me many times while programming, for recovering something I accidentaly deleted and then fast CTR+S / CTR+W habit.

With the code window open, just right-click / Properties and there is. See attached picture.