Emacs: Don't create #these# files when not saving modified buffer

Question

How do I prevent Emacs from creating backup copies of buffers I don\'t wish to save when I kill buffers that have not been saved?

Answer 1

If you don't want emacs to litter your drive with backup files try adding the following to your .emacs file:

(setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/emacs-backups")))

This will store every backup in a single location.