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You didn't listen about backups and your file is gone. Like an antsy dame with a bus ticket to the ASID awards. Serves you right. But, let's see if we can find it after all. No promises, but sometimes you get lucky. Autocad comes with a lot of built in backup and save features. The first is the back up file it gets a .bak extension instead of a .dwg. , same name, same directory as your original. To restore it rename the extension from .bak to .dwg. It's a good idea when restoring files to add a number or phrase to the name. You may have to restore several files to find the right one and you don't want to start writing over files that may be critical. |
Your next option is the Autosave feature. Acad automatically saves an additional copy of your file with a special extension (.a$v most often). It will be rewritten every 30 minutes or whatever you choose. Sister, maybe you have time to kill? I sure don't, mine's set for 10 minutes. Use the options command, under open and save there's a file safety precautions header to control the frequency and location of your file saving. Same as .bak files, you just rename with a .dwg extension. Careful sweetheart, every time you save restarts the clock on the autosave function. If you hit it too often, it'll never have a chance to run. |
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Microsoft programs like Word and Excel also have automatic save features. There are too many versions and operating systems to review here but basically in Word they are renamed from .doc to .asd and saved in a /temp file. In Excel there is an option in the tools to load an Autosave function and adjust the frequency. In OpenOffice, Writer and Calc have autosave and backup functions under /tools/options/load save/general. It's what the recovery systems use when it asks if you want to restore a damaged file. Those files are stored in a temp file and can be renamed manually. If you are unsure of the location use the computers search. Enter the file name with a * extension (filename.*) and use the search subdirectory option. Once you've located the file rename it with the normal extension (.doc, .xls.,odc,) etc. |
Don't forget the recycle bin, there's a reason you forget to empty it. That's to find things that never should have been deleted. Open the bin and organize by date modified. You can drag that bum right back on to the desktop. There are options even after the recycle bin. Even after a file is permanently deleted (heh) there still may be a way to retreive it. When something is deleted it may not actually be erased from the computer unless it's already been overwritten by another file. The file still exists but the name has been changed to protect the innocent. There are programs you can download, often free (or at least cheap and dirty) that search your computer for little lost files. Here are two:
http://www.recovermyfiles.com/ and http://www.winundelete.com
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Now that you've got the straight dope on lost files, think again. Did you really lose it or is it just in the wrong place? Use the computer search function to search for the same file name in other client directories. If you keep more than one job going at one time it's not surprising. Did you email it to anyone? There will be a copy attached in the sent folder. Don't be a chump, search smart.
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