back up file

[Anonymous]

Hi,

my backup file in autocad 2105 is automatically saved in photoshop format, how can I fix it ?

Thank you

[imadHabash]

Hi and Welcome to AutoDesk Forum,

right click on the file then go to Properties, does it appear like the attached one.

 

[Anonymous]

There is no attachementPlease resend

[imadHabash]

how come ... it's already there !!!!

[Anonymous]

dont' know nothing is attached. can I explain issue:For some reason when I save my work in autocad 2015 the backup file is save in PS format, I do have photoshop in ym computer. My questiion is there a command for autocad to save in .bak instead ?
Thanks

[Anonymous]

I see the attachment

[Anonymous]

just sent you my screen capture.

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> I save my work in autocad 2015 the backup file is save in PS format,

Start command _OPTIONS, go to tab "Plot and Publish" and look to that option "Automatic Publish":

If it is checked then uncheck it.

Generally:

AutoCAD can't create a BAK-file as Photoshop file (can't even save photoshop files). It would be very interesting why you think that it is a photoshop file.

Upload the file which you think is the BAK-file from AutoCAD created.

- alfred -

[imadHabash · Accepted solution]

the answer is clear in your 1.jpg go to Open with and change it from there.

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

ok, posts crossed.

From your screenshots it's just a Windows explorer setting, AutoCAD does not create Photoshop files.

You Windows explorer is just set to "BAK" = Photoshop ... and that has to be corrected like @imadHabash showed in post 2

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

Thank you for your replyattached sreen shots for your review

[Anonymous]

what do I change it to ?

[Anonymous]

what do i change the PS file to ?

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> what do I change it to ?

Just ignore the association (that's what I do). A file with the extension BAK is used by many applications, not just AutoCAD, so it also does not make sense to associate it now with AutoCAD.

If there is anything why you really need to remove the default program look to >>>these search results<<< for how to do that, but the next time you start one of that packages or an installer/updater software it might be back associated.

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

Hi Alfred,

I am totally at lost form what you explain. Can you give me a step by step instructions on how to fix the problem to make sure when I save autocad file it will not be in PS format. I really appreciate it.

my email : hieutp1052@yahoo.com

Hieu

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

>> make sure when I save autocad file it will not be in PS format.

First at all, the file that AutoCAD stores as BAK file is not in PS-format.

You can easily try that by renaming the extension of the file form .BAK to .DWG and you'll see that this file can be opened with AutoCAD.

Also a proof: you can not open the BAK file with Photoshop, when the file was created by AutoCAD.

The basic declaration:

Windows does not know which program had created a file. Windows only know the extension of a file and that gives conflicts like you do have.

• AutoCAD creates a BAK file
• Photoshop creates BAK files
• other software also creates BAK files

And when windows see some of the files it does not know if the BAK files was created from AutoCAD, from Photoshop, from any other software.

Windows has only one association for one extension. So when you installed Photoshop the installer made Windows thinking that a BAK-file is from Photoshop. That is why you see in the Windows explorer a BAK file marked as Photoshop file ... independent of which software created that file really.

Windows does not support to have multiple associations, because in that case it would need to identify internals of the file to know if the BAK file was created by AutoCAD or Photoshop or anything else.

So with other words: when Windows shows you that the BAK file is a Photoshop file, it is not true, Windows does not know that, it was just told to think that this should displayed for BAK-files.

>> make sure when I save autocad file it will not be in PS format.

Even if you now change the Windows setting that BAK-file will be assigned to AutoCAD you'll get another problem ==> every BAK file from Photoshop will then be displayed as AutoCAD file ... also not the true 😉

Hope that is now better to understand, - alfred -

[Darin.Green]

Great explanation @Alfred.NESWADBA. Furthermore @Anonymous, there's no reason to ever open the .BAK file in AutoCAD, unless you're trying to recover a drawing. Most of the time that not even reliable depending on how often you save... 

Is this the case, or just curiosity for why they're showing up as Photoshop icons?

In addition, if you don't like seeing these files in your drawing directory, you can choose to have them save to a different location by using the MOVEBAK command within AutoCAD. I've seen users move them to C:\Temp just to keep them separated.

[Anonymous]

Dear all experts,
I really appreciate all of your help. 
Hieu

[Darin.Green · Accepted solution]

You're welcome! 

Please mark @imadHabash & @Alfred.NESWADBA posts as the solutions...

Thanks,