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What files to backup and archive

When you create a Free Pascal/Lazarus project you should also store all your files in some sort of backup, archive or source control system. But, what files should be stored away, not all, certainly.

• bak - no - these are editor backups of your your pascal source files
• compiled - no
• exe - no - this is your compiled/linked executable file
• frm - yes - these are your pascal forms
• ico - yes - this should be the icon that you created somewhere
• lfm - yes - Lazarus ForM
• lpi - yes - Lazarus Project Information
• lpr - yes - Lazarus PRoject
• lrs - yes - Lazarus Resource
• manifest - no - compiler generated
• o - no - these are object files generated by the compiler
• pas - yes - these are your pascal source files
• pp - yes - pascal source file -
• ppu - no - these are generated by the compiler