You've done this. You change a file, get nervous, and save a copy just in case. Then another. A week later you own three versions of the same recipe and trust none of them.
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Copies feel safe, but they don't tell you what changed or why. Git stores every version inside the project with a note about each change, so you never keep copies by hand again.
Find the newest pancake recipe. Go by the dates, not the names.