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0 points_-david-_5y ago0 comments

None of those require modifying the existing document. A new document could be produced and the existing document(s) would only be read from.

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Oh. Well, I mean... sometimes it's just easier to "Save" rather than "Save As"? (Or on macOS now, "Save" rather than "Duplicate" then "Save".)

It's supposed to be a valid assumption that re-saving a lossless document in its native format won't destroy parts you haven't touched.

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0 points_-david-_5y ago0 comments

None of those require modifying the existing document. A new document could be produced and the existing document(s) would only be read from.

Oh. Well, I mean... sometimes it's just easier to "Save" rather than "Save As"? (Or on macOS now, "Save" rather than "Duplicate" then "Save".)

It's supposed to be a valid assumption that re-saving a lossless document in its native format won't destroy parts you haven't touched.

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