Using it properly is like having good car insurance.AutoCAD 2013, AutoCAD 2014, AutoCAD 2015, AutoCAD 2016, AutoCAD 2017, AutoCAD 2018, AutoCAD 2019, AutoCAD Architecture 2013, AutoCAD Architecture 2014, AutoCAD Architecture 2015, AutoCAD Architecture 2016, AutoCAD Architecture 2017, AutoCAD Architecture 2018, AutoCAD Architecture 2019, AutoCAD Electrical 2014, AutoCAD Electrical 2015, AutoCAD Electrical 2016, AutoCAD Electrical 2017, AutoCAD Electrical 2018, AutoCAD Electrical 2019, AutoCAD LT 2013, AutoCAD LT 2014, AutoCAD LT 2015, AutoCAD LT 2016, AutoCAD LT 2017, AutoCAD LT 2018, AutoCAD LT 2019, AutoCAD MEP 2013, AutoCAD MEP 2014, AutoCAD MEP 2015, AutoCAD MEP 2016, AutoCAD MEP 2017, AutoCAD MEP 2018, AutoCAD MEP 2019, AutoCAD Map 3D 2013, AutoCAD Map 3D 2014, AutoCAD Map 3D 2015, AutoCAD Map 3D 2016, AutoCAD Map 3D 2017, AutoCAD Map 3D 2018, AutoCAD Map 3D 2019, AutoCAD Mechanical 2013, AutoCAD Mechanical 2014, AutoCAD Mechanical 2015, AutoCAD Mechanical 2016, AutoCAD Mechanical 2017, AutoCAD Mechanical 2018, AutoCAD Mechanical 2019, AutoCAD P&ID 2013, AutoCAD P&ID 2014, AutoCAD P&ID 2015, AutoCAD P&ID 2016, AutoCAD P&ID 2017, AutoCAD Plant 3D 2013, AutoCAD Plant 3D 2014, AutoCAD Plant 3D 2015, AutoCAD Plant 3D 2016, AutoCAD Plant 3D 2017, AutoCAD Plant 3D 2018, AutoCAD Plant 3D 2019, AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2013, AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2014, AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2015, AutoCAD Utility Design 2014, AutoCAD Utility Design 2015, AutoCAD Utility Design 2016, AutoCAD Utility Design 2017, AutoCAD ecscad 2013, AutoCAD ecscad 2014, & Civil 3D 2019 Hope this helps, it saved me 2 hours of work. To easily change the time of the autosave feature, use the SAVETIME system variable (this last tip thanks to lazydrafter) If your auto-save feature is disabled, you can enable it in AutoCAD by going to Tools -> Options -> "Open and Save" Tab -> and there make sure that the "Automatic save" on the lower left corner is active and preferably set to every 10 minutes or less. To do that, on any folder go to Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> and make sure that "Hide extensions for known file types" is UNCHECKED)
dwg (to be able to change the file extension you need to be able to see it. Change the file extension of the file you think it might be the good one from. Check the "date modified" of those files, if the date and time makes sense according to when you had the last file crshes, there is a good chance that those files contain the information you need, so there is no need to redraw everything.Ħ. SV$ extension) (if you can’t see the folder, you need to go to Tools -> folder Options -> View -> and Make sure "show hidden files and folders" is SELECTED). (The autosave files should have a either a. Then access that folder and try to find a file with the same file name but different extension. (mine where stored at C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Local Settings\Temp)Ĥ. Inside the files tab go to: “Automatic Save File Location” and see where the autosave files are stored. Inside Options go to the “Files” Tab (far left)ģ. I thought I'd share here that information in case someone doesn't know about the auto-save feature and how o locate those files.Ģ.
This made me write an e-mail to everyone explaining how to find and use the backup files that are created with the auto save option in AutoCAD.Īlthough for "light" crashes, these files can be accessed through the recovery wizard, this was not our case, so it was a question of searching and finding those auto-save files to replace the corrupted ones. Some of the files ended up being completely unrecoverable so we had to find the most updated backup files we could find. We had an awful day at work today with lots of FATAL ERROR crashes, probably due to some circular references on the XREFs. Make sure you activate the autosave option and see where to recover the files from.