Auto save project files

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2013/01/05 13:20:08 (permalink)

Auto save project files

This may make no sense - but can the autosave files be diverted to a different folder or drive even - or must it stay attached to the original project? I certainly realize the value of the backups - but in doing some file "housecleaning" this morning I found a load of them and even ---- autosaves of autosaves....
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    Re:Auto save project files 2013/01/05 16:15:01 (permalink)
    "Save" saves to the projects destinaion and "Save As'  saves to a destination decided by you. So the answer is no. Its "autosave", not "autosaveas"

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    Re:Auto save project files 2013/01/05 22:05:06 (permalink)
    Got it - thanks
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    Re:Auto save project files 2013/01/06 05:31:28 (permalink)
    Remember as well that cwp files are relatively small, they don't contain the project audio only pointers to it.
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    Re:Auto save project files 2013/01/06 05:53:59 (permalink)
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    This may make no sense - but can the autosave files be diverted to a different folder or drive even - or must it stay attached to the original project? I certainly realize the value of the backups - but in doing some file "housecleaning" this morning I found a load of them and even ---- autosaves of autosaves....


    By using "Enable Versioning of Project" in the auto-save window I would guess you'll get.. kind of what you want..

    Even though the oldest version disappears when a new save is made, you'll have at least a few older versions to go back to if you want to.

    It should just be a matter of finding the right time between saves and the right number of versions you want to have availabe to give you a nice working enviroment.. :)

    I don't use "auto-save" myself (cuz I press ctrl+s unconsciously when ever I've changed something anyway, and make a new "save as" when ever I'm about to make a bigger change (just putting the current date  at the start of the file name)) ..but isn't this exactly what versioning is about; being able to go back a few versions?

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