Revit LT backup files

[Anonymous]

I'm a Revit LT user and having an issue with some of the models I work on not saving backup files. The files I have created from scratch behave the way I would expect them to and create a maximum of 3no. backup files that I could fall back on should the main file get deleted / corrupted.

My issue is with models that I have picked up from others. These files save a separate backup folder rather than a series of numbered .rvt files and as far as I can tell there is no may of me recovering a backup from any of the files in this folder using the LT version. I assume this is something to do with the file originally being created with a full Revit licence, but not having much experience in the full version I'm not sure why it does this or why it's transferring over to a model being used in LT... a small amount of research suggests this is how backups may be created when working with workshared/central files??

Not having a clear backup (other than any copies I create manually, which is less than ideal!) to fall back  on should something happen to my main model is pretty scary. Does anyone know how I can resolve this?

[RDAOU · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous 

Confirmed, that back up folder is generated when working with workshared models. If you want it to revert back to the normal non-workshared Revit model and have the automatic back up copies to work with on Revit LT, you should ask the sender for a non-workshared model detached from central - in such case the worksets will be discarded

[Anonymous]

Ok thanks, so all will be sorted if the model is detached from the Central file.

Can this only be done by the original holder of the central file or can the worksets be relinquished if it is opened in any full version of Revit?

[RDAOU]

You can do it in any full version of Revit...we usually request the owner of the model to do it just to avoid any transfer of liabilities and/or any potential future conflicts and arguments.