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OK I'm going there: I want to turn off a new feature in OS X that's so infuriating I could swear it was designed by Microsoft, namely, Autosave / Versions. I just don't want it. I have a workflow that involves my trigger finger on cmd-S, I use my own VCS when necessary, I save as compulsively and I open applications like TextEdit and Preview as temporary notepads without wanting any changes saved automatically and without a stupid unlock dialog that then records my changes when I only want to see the changes and not record them.

So: please tell me how I can turn off Versions without rolling back to 10.6, and you will be my new personal hero.

Thanks!

PS: Just asking how to disable, not for a discussion of the pros and cons of the features.

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You have to turn of versions (or whatever it's called) in Time Machine dialog (Lock documents X days after last use) - video here.

If you want you can remove the option to reopen files in the System Preferences screen under general. (Restore windows when quitting an reopening) Video on that here.

Please add a personalized "Personal Hero" message to the social media site of your choice and link here.

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This setting does not disable versions. It just adds a warning message when you try to edit a document after e.g. 1 day (minimum time period). It will still be saved every few minutes while editing. – Daniel Beck Jan 24 at 20:11
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Autosaving is application specific an handled independently within each application. Versions is a function of the Time Machine and is handled within that. – skub Jan 24 at 21:53
@skub +1 for letting me disable locking...is there a quick way to disable autosave application by application? – Philip Jan 26 at 2:04
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Yes, you can disable Versions globally, I described it here:

How to disable Versions in OS X Lion

I found no way to disable autosave.

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You cannot disable Autosave.

The only thing you can do is to go back to Snow Leopard (as I did).

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