2013 Lt Auto save

[carbonfibrguy]

With regards to autocad 2013 LT, how do I get my auto save to put back ups in a specific file so I can find them with out jumping through all sorts of hoops. Can't I just create a file that auto save will keep my current back ups in?

Thank you.

[hwalker]

At the command line type OPTIONS

Now Click on the FILES tab

Open up the AUTOMATIC SAVE FILE LOCATION tree. You can change the path there to whatever you want

[carbonfibrguy]

Can you show me an example? I did what you suggested but it did not work for me.

It still wants to do   C:\ USERS\CAD2\APPDATA\LOCAL\TEMP\

I'd like to simplify it by creating a file in my documents and have the auto save backups go there. I s that possible?

Thank you.

[pendean]

See below screenshot, you have to remember to click APPLY before you close the pop-up with OK: it's also important that your Windows log-in allows you access to the folder you are aiming for.

[Emmsleys]

To add to the thread; 

Have you seen this AKN article: Understanding AutoCAD backup and autosave files ? 

"Automatic save files—commonly referred to as "autosave" files—are backup files created automatically by the Autosave feature. Automatic save is enabled by default and the number of minutes between automatic saves can be set in the Open and Save tab in the Options dialog box or using the SAVETIME system variable. Automatic saves are only done if a drawing has been modified after the last save. QSAVE, SAVE, and SAVEAS will delete the current .sv$ file and halt the automatic save timer until an edit is made to the drawing.

If AutoCAD crashes or is otherwise abnormally terminated during a session, you can recover data saved in .sv$ files by locating the autosave file, renaming the .sv$ extension to dwg and then opening that file in AutoCAD. The autosave file will contain all drawing information as of the last time autosave ran. When AutoCAD closes normally, .sv$ files are deleted.

You can determine the location of your autosave files by going to the Files tab in the Options dialog box and inspecting the Automatic Save File Location folder in the hierarchy, or by using the SAVEFILEPATH variable. Once you know where the files are being saved, use Windows Explorer to navigate to that folder to recover your .sv$ file. By default, the location is take from the TEMP environment variable in the operating system.

Automatic save can be disabled by unchecking Automatic save in the Open and Save tab in the Options dialog box or by setting the SAVETIME system variable to 0.

Note: Disabling automatic save prevents AutoCAD from automatically creating sv$ files while you work. In the event of a crash, there will be no interim files to use for data recovery.

The TIME command is useful in tracking whether an automatic save file will be created because it gives information about the countdown time and whether modifications have been made to the drawing. " 

[Emmsleys]

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[Emmsleys]

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