Setting the Backup Folder

Auto recover saves information about the active document to prevent loss of data if the system terminates unexpectedly. The next time you start the application, you are prompted to recover the document that terminated.

Auto recover creates recovery files for open documents after a specified number of minutes have elapsed. The recovery files are closed and deleted when you save the documents.

Backup stores a backup of the original document before any changes are saved to the file. The backup is one version before the last saved version of the document and named Backup of document_name. You can save up to 10 backups of each document.

If you save changes to an active document in error, you can bring the document back to the point before the changes by opening the backup file.

To set the backup folder:

  1. On the System Options tab, select Backup/Recover.
  2. Under Backup, select Number of backup copies per document.
  3. Select Backup folder.
  4. Click , browse to Documents, right-click in the dialog box, select New > Folder, enter Backups, then click Select Folder.
  5. Click OK.
  6. If a prompt asks whether to change the search paths, click Yes.