Learn Hardcore Turkish: Ben dosyayı her akşam yedekliyorum ve doğru dizine kaydediyorum. - I back up the file every evening and save it in the correct directory.

Turkish often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows the person. Here, both yedekliyorum and kaydediyorum end in -um, which tells you the subject is I.

So:

Ben dosyayı her akşam yedekliyorum...
Dosyayı her akşam yedekliyorum...

Both are correct. Using ben adds emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

Why does dosyayı end in -yı?

That -yı is the definite accusative ending.

dosya = file
dosyayı = the file / this specific file, as the direct object

Turkish usually marks a specific, definite direct object with the accusative.

The y is a buffer consonant. Since dosya ends in a vowel, Turkish inserts y before the suffix:

dosya + ı → dosyayı

If you said dosya yedekliyorum, it would sound less specific, more like I back up a file / files rather than the file.

Why is dosyayı only said once? Does it belong to both verbs?

Yes. In this sentence, dosyayı can be understood with both verbs.

So the structure is basically:

I back up the file
and save it to the correct directory

Turkish often leaves out repeated words when they are already clear from context. The second verb kaydediyorum does not need a separate object because dosyayı is already understood.

If you repeated it, it would still be grammatical, but less natural:

Ben dosyayı her akşam yedekliyorum ve dosyayı doğru dizine kaydediyorum.

That sounds more repetitive than necessary.

Why is it her akşam and not something like her akşamda?

Because her akşam is a simple time expression, and Turkish usually uses these without a case ending.

her = every
akşam = evening
her akşam = every evening

This works like an adverbial phrase of time. Turkish commonly says:

her gün = every day
her sabah = every morning
her hafta = every week

So her akşam is the natural form here.

Does -iyor mean something happening right now? Why is it used with her akşam?

Great question. In Turkish, the present continuous form with -iyor is often used not only for actions happening right now, but also for regular or repeated actions, especially when there is a time expression like her akşam.

So here, yedekliyorum and kaydediyorum do not necessarily mean I am doing it this very second. With her akşam, they mean something like:

I back it up every evening
I save it every evening

This is very natural Turkish. English often uses the simple present for habits, but Turkish frequently uses -iyor for them.

How is yedekliyorum formed from the dictionary form of the verb?

The dictionary form is yedeklemek.

It breaks down like this:

yedekle- = verb stem
-iyor = present continuous
-um = first person singular, I

So:

yedekle- + -iyor + -um
→ yedekliyorum

The final e of the stem drops before -iyor, which is very common in Turkish:

beklemek → bekliyorum
özlemek → özlüyorum
yedeklemek → yedekliyorum

Why is it kaydediyorum instead of kaydetiyorum?

The dictionary form is kaydetmek.

When a vowel-initial suffix such as -iyor is added, the final t in some verbs becomes d. So:

kaydet- + -iyor
→ kaydediyor
→ kaydediyorum

This kind of change is very common in Turkish with certain verbs, especially ones like:

hissetmek → hissediyorum
reddetmek → reddediyorum
kaydetmek → kaydediyorum

So kaydediyorum is the normal, correct form.

Why does dizine have -e at the end?

Because kaydetmek here is used with a destination, and Turkish marks that destination with the dative case.

dizin = directory
dizine = to/into the directory

So:

doğru dizin = the correct directory
doğru dizine = to the correct directory

English uses a preposition like to or into. Turkish usually uses a case ending instead.

What is the difference between dizin and klasör?

Both can relate to computer storage, but they are not exactly the same in tone.

dizin is more technical and closer to directory
klasör is the everyday word for folder

In many real contexts, people say klasör more often in casual speech, but dizin is a perfectly good word, especially in more technical or formal language.

So doğru dizine sounds a bit more technical than doğru klasöre.

Is the word order fixed in this sentence?

Not completely. Turkish word order is flexible, but the version you have is very natural.

A common pattern is:

time expression before the verb
object before the verb
verbs near the ends of their clauses

So this is natural:

Ben dosyayı her akşam yedekliyorum ve doğru dizine kaydediyorum.

You could also say:

Ben her akşam dosyayı yedekliyorum ve doğru dizine kaydediyorum.

That is also fine. The exact order can shift for emphasis, but verbs usually stay near the end.

Why do both verbs have the full -yorum ending? Could Turkish use one tense marking for both?

In coordinated clauses with ve, Turkish normally gives each verb its own tense/person ending.

So:

yedekliyorum
kaydediyorum

This is the normal way to say I back up ... and save ...

Turkish does not usually do the English-style shortcut of marking tense only once across two separate finite verbs. Each verb is fully conjugated.