Autosave folder v8 not storing any file

[Filippo_Rossi1 (Filippo Rossi)]

HI

the rhino autosave fordel has saved me several times over the last few years

i was trying to check the amount of files saved in the R8 autosave folder since i have been using RH for a few weeks now and i realized that the folder is empty…

i also made a check on the RH7 and RH6 autosave folder to make sure that RH8 files were not there and they are not.

i wonder why RH8 is not saving copies of the file automatically , how can i make it happen ?

thanks

[pascal (Pascal Golay)]

Hi Fillipo - AutoSave files are deleted (well, moved to the Windows Trash) when Rhino closes cleanly.

-Pascal

[John_Brock]

You can test it.
Open the Autosave folder in Explorer and leave it open.
In Rhino, type the “Autosave” command while you’re watching the folder.
You should see a new Autosave file.
Then close Rhino and the file will have been deleted (moved) to the Recycle Bin.

[Mdmowry]

Is there a way to store, say, X number of files before deletion?

[Mdmowry]

Glad to see I’m not the only person who wishes this performed differently.

[John_Brock]

Autosave does exactly what it was designed to do.
It is a last resort tool intended to minimize data loss when Rhino crashes, nothing more.
It certainly should not be considered a replacement for making regular backups for disaster recovery or for archiving.

What problem are you trying to solve?

[Filippo_Rossi1 (Filippo Rossi)]

@John_Brock : I typed the autosave command and yes , it works as described

i have also refered to below discussion to make sure i wasnt confusing autosave and incremental save

Automatic incremental saving of a Rhino File

Autosave is not an incremental save. It is there to be able to recover a reasonably recent version of your file in case Rhino crashes. There is only ever one version of an autosaved file. When it kicks in, it does not actually save the file you’re currently working on, it saves a copy. So you do need to save the original manually, at least once when you close the file if you want to keep your changes. Attention, closing your file without saving also tells autosave that you don’t want to sa…

thanks @John_Brock and @pascal for your clarification , now everything is clear and i know how to source the ausaved files in case of crash

kindest regards