Solved: How to recover unsaved file in Revit?

theongubsgmail_com · ‎06-28-2018

hi.

is there any way a file that was not saved when the "do you want to save '' icon pop up, can b retreated?

I mistakenly press "no"

cbcarch · ‎06-28-2018

See if you have a "shadow copy" saved on your PC and/or server.

Find the current .rvt file in the windows folder, right-click, go to Properties, Previous Versions, and see if there are any there.

If so, you can restore the latest version from there.

Title renamed to: How to recover unsaved file in Revit?

Cliff B. Collins
Registered Architect The Lamar Johnson Collaborative Architects-St. Louis, MO

theongubsgmail_com · ‎06-28-2018

what is a shadow copy?

Viveka_CD · ‎06-28-2018

Hi @theongubsgmail_com

I would try the suggestion by @cbcarch.

Let me know if that helps and if you have additional questions, please make a new post.

Regards,

Viveka CD
Designated Specialist - AEC, AR/VR Research
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Anonymous · ‎06-28-2018

@theongubsgmail_com wrote:

what is a shadow copy?

It is a function of Windows Server that allows X amount of backup saves of a file. Go to the network location of your file, right click and select Properties. Look under the "Previous Versions" tab. If there are files there you have shadow copy turned on, nothing, it's not.

Else you have to recover a previous version through the Restore Backup (if a central model) by selecting the central model in the network location or find a file with .000XX after your file name.