Incorrect default value in Neovim: Cannot create backup file (add ! to overwrite)

Asked Jul 24 '20 at 12:13

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my neovim always shows this message after saving. Cannot create backup file (add ! to overwrite)

When I type verbose set backupdir the output is: backupdir=.,~/.local/share/nvim/backup, which is weird because It should be set up by default.

I made sure the folder exists. After I set the value in init.vim to ~/.local/share/nvim/backup, then it worked. But I would like to know where the problem started.

Is there a location where neovim takes default values for unset variables? Maybe it was overwritten.

my init.vim

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edited Jul 24 '20 at 14:04

asked Jul 24 '20 at 12:13

Erik Hulmák

Better suited for [Vi and Vim](https://vi.stackexchange.com/). Also, include your config file – Jorengarenar Jul 24 '20 at 13:16
Yes, I did not noticed that earlier, here is my init.vim https://pastebin.com/LzNah9Pn thank you – Erik Hulmák Jul 24 '20 at 14:03

Incorrect default value in Neovim: Cannot create backup file (add ! to overwrite)

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