Opening Auto-Recovered Documents

You can open an auto-recovered document from the Alerts tab of the Welcome Dialog Box. You can then delete it, save it by replacing the original file, or save it by creating a new file.

When you start SOLIDWORKS after the system has terminated unexpectedly, any available auto-recovered documents are listed under Document Recovery in the Alerts tab of the Welcome Dialog Box. For more information, refer to Welcome Dialog Box and Alerts Tab.

To open an auto-recovered document:

Click the Open All button besides the Document Recovery list, or right-click the document and click Open.
You can then save the document either by using Save to replace the original file or by using Save As to create a new file.
To delete an auto-recovered document, right-click the document and click Delete.