System Options > Backup/Recover

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Setting	Get/Set Methods	Return value or <Value> or <OnFlag>	Comment
Auto-recover - Save auto-recover info every	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swAutoSaveEnable) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swAutoSaveEnable, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether auto-recovery is enabled
Auto-recover - Save auto-recover info every - <n>	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swAutoSaveInterval) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swAutoSaveInterval, <Value>)	Integer value: 0 = Turn off auto-recovery non-0 = number of operations between auto-recoveries, up to 120
Auto-recover - Save auto-recover info every - <units>	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swAutoSaveIntervalMode) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swAutoSaveIntervalMode, swAutoSaveIntervalMode_e.<Value>)	See swAutoSaveIntervalMode_e for valid options	Specifies auto-recover mode
Auto-recover - Auto-recover folder	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceStringValue(swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swAutoSaveDirectory) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceStringValue(swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swAutoSaveDirectory, <Value>)	String value
Backup - Number of backup copies per document (Not supported in SOLIDWORKS Connected)	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swBackupEnable) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swBackupEnable, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether backup copies of the document are created before any changes to the document are made
Backup - Number of backup copies per document - <n> (Not supported in SOLIDWORKS Connected)	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swBackupCopiesPerDocument) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferIntegerStringValue_e.swBackupCopiesPerDocument, <Value>)	Integer value: 1 - 10	Specifies number of backup copies per document
Backup - Backup folder Backup - Save backup files in the same location as the original (Not supported in SOLIDWORKS Connected)	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swSaveBackupFilesInSameLocationAsOriginal) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swSaveBackupFilesInSameLocationAsOriginal, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value: True: Specifies to save backup files in same location as original file False: Specifies to save backup files in the folder specified in Backup folder
Backup - Backup folder - <folder> (Not supported in SOLIDWORKS Connected)	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceStringValue(swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swBackupDirectory) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceStringValue(swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swBackupDirectory, <Value>)	String value	Specifies the folder where to save backup files
Backup - Remove backups older (Not supported in SOLIDWORKS Connected)	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swBackupRemoveEnable) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swBackupRemoveEnable, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether backup documents older than the specified days are removed when you start up SOLIDWORKS
Backup - Remove backups older than <n> days (Not supported in SOLIDWORKS Connected)	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swBackupRemoveInterval) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swBackupRemoveInterval, <Value>)	Integer value: 1 - 30	Specifies the number of days when to remove backup copies of a document

Obsolete Enumerators

Enumerator	Comment
swBackupAfterMeshOrRunSimulationStudy	Obsolete

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