https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-properly-save-your-work/m-p/10234428#M80165 &gt;&gt;&gt;...when I leave for the day...&lt;&lt;&lt;<BR />Why do you leave files open overnight/all-day for? That's just a bad work habit honestly, ask your IT folks about it all. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:22:45 GMT pendean 2021-04-13T13:22:45Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-properly-save-your-work/m-p/10234304#M80163 <P>I have autosave set up on my pc to save every 5 minutes. Here lately, the only changes I have made in operations is I will leave up and running when I leave for the day . I have two different instances where I am loosing about 4 hrs worth of work on each project.</P><P>I guess I am not saving at the end of the day and cad is not auto-saving either. I guess I need to close cad daily . Any idea?</P> Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:57:23 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-properly-save-your-work/m-p/10234304#M80163 rockybalboa1 2021-04-13T12:57:23Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-properly-save-your-work/m-p/10234326#M80164 <P>Autosave does not save to your .dwg file. It saves to a temporary file location that is deleted each time you do a manual "save" (etc). The autosave file will only be accessible in the event of an autocad crash.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>You need to be saving your drawings more often, don't rely on autocad's autosave.</P> Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:02:11 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-properly-save-your-work/m-p/10234326#M80164 pkolarik 2021-04-13T13:02:11Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-properly-save-your-work/m-p/10234428#M80165 &gt;&gt;&gt;...when I leave for the day...&lt;&lt;&lt;<BR />Why do you leave files open overnight/all-day for? That's just a bad work habit honestly, ask your IT folks about it all. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:22:45 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-properly-save-your-work/m-p/10234428#M80165 pendean 2021-04-13T13:22:45Z