Central File Backup Folder Location

[sdurkee_sa]

Allow the folder for central file backups to be placed somewhere other than the location of the central file. Allow either a Relative or Absolute location.

Currently, if the Central Files (e.g., proj1arch1.rvt , proj1struc1.rvt, proj1mech1.rvt, proj1elec1.rvt) are located in folder "G:\projectname1" then the central file backup folders clutter that folder with these folders:

"G:\projectname1\proj1arch1_backup"

"G:\projectname1\proj1struc1_backup"

"G:\projectname1\proj1mech1_backup"

"G:\projectname1\proj1elec1_backup"

If a backup folder relative to the central file could be selected, such as ".\zzzbackups", then the central file backups could be consolidated into:

"G:\projectname1\zzzbackups\proj1arch1_backup"

"G:\projectname1\zzzbackups\proj1struc1_backup"

"G:\projectname1\zzzbackups\proj1mech1_backup"

"G:\projectname1\zzzbackups\proj1elec1_backup"

If an absolute backup folder could be selected, such as "G:\!revitbackups", then the central file backups could be consolidated into:

"G:\!revitbackups\proj1arch1_backup"

"G:\!revitbackups\proj1struc1_backup"

"G:\!revitbackups\proj1mech1_backup"

"G:\!revitbackups\proj1elec1_backup"

This would help keep our project folders less cluttered.

[dplumb_BWBR]

And, PLEASE, rename it.

It's not really a "backup" folder. It's a permissions folder.

I often find people in out office copying an .rvt file into the "_backup" folder thinking that's where they should keep their archive copies. They've been told that's not what it's for and that the "_backup" folder can and does get deleted occasionally, but - because that's what it's named - they figure that's where their backups (archives) should go.

[mdwyerva]

Suggestion and prior comment are exactly correct.   Revit sprays out backups like a puppy that is not potty-trained.