topic Re: Why is my workshare file not saving backups? in Revit Architecture Forum

Why is my workshare file not saving backups?

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:17:57 GMT

I am working in a project and am finding that through synchronization no backups are saving. If I go to the restore backup option, nothing shows in the backup folder automatically generated for such backups. Is there a setting that I do not understand, or is something wrong with my revit install?

Re: Why is my workshare file not saving backups?

L.Maas — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:31:34 GMT

When you saved the CENTRAL file did you set your settings of amount of backups? (Can be found under the options butting during SaveAs.)

During restore, did you open/select the right backup folder? Then there should pop up a window with the available backups.

Is your CENTRAL model file based or server based?

(Server based central models have to be restore from normal backups or from local files)

Re: Why is my workshare file not saving backups?

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 11:44:53 GMT

Hi there

I have the same problem.

When I saved central file I set no of backups to 1.

I tried to restore model from previous day and I can't see any backup files when I go to 'Restore Backup'?

Re: Why is my workshare file not saving backups?

Keith_Wilkinson — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 12:29:40 GMT

you won't see any files, just select the backup folder and click OK - revit will then prep a list of available backup for you to choose from - I'd set your number of backups to much more than 1 though... maybe 20+?