appending @samp{~} to the file name being edited; thus, the backup
file for @file{eval.c} would be @file{eval.c~}.
- If access control stops Emacs from writing backup files under the usual
-names, it writes the backup file as @file{%backup%~} in your home
-directory. Only one such file can exist, so only the most recently
-made such backup is available.
+ If access control stops Emacs from writing backup files under the
+usual names, it writes the backup file as @file{~/.emacs.d/%backup%~}.
+Only one such file can exist, so only the most recently made such
+backup is available.
Emacs can also make @dfn{numbered backup files}. Numbered backup
file names contain @samp{.~}, the number, and another @samp{~} after