Fix the way Revit Backs up Files
Revit is wreaking havoc with our cloud server backup system. The way Revit currently backs up files is as follows:
• I have "Project.rvt" open, made some changes, and click Save.
• Revit renames the file "Project.rvt" to "Project.0001.rvt"
• Revit then performs a Save As of "Project.rvt" with my updates.
• I make more changes in "Project.rvt" and click Save
• Revit renames the file "Project.rvt" to "Project.0002.rvt"
• Revit then performs a Save As of "Project.rvt" with my updates, and so on.
What this means is that Revit NEVER performs a simple "Save", but always performs a "Save As", and the files never get overwritten. Unfortunately for server backup systems that support Version History, Revit files never have a version history available because files are technically never overwritten/updated.
This method of saving backups in Revit wastes server space, and means that our server is cluttered with backup files. We need the following control over Revit backup settings:
• Global option to turn Revit backup files off, and perform simple "Save" commands (giving backup control to our server backup system)
• Global option to set number of backup files (currently it can only controlled on a project-by-project basis)
• Global option to define where backup files are saved
These settings should be available for both .rvt (Project) and .rfa (Family) files.