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Auto-saved files have an .nwf extension, and named as <FileName>.AutoSave<x> where <FileName> is the name
of the current Navisworks file, and <x> is a number that increments with each auto-save. So, for example, if you
work with a file called Enviro-Dome.nwd, the first auto-saved file is called Enviro-Dome.Autosave0.nwf, the second
auto-saved file is called Enviro-Dome.Autosave1.nwf and so on.
You can control a number of Auto-Save options, such as how often Navisworks saves your work, the location of
backup files, and the maximum number of backup files you want to keep.
To customize the Auto-Save options
1 Click the application button
➤ Options.
2 In the Options Editor, expand the General node, and click Auto-Save.
3 Adjust the Auto-Save options, as required. For example, if you want Autodesk Navisworks to save a backup
file every 20 minutes from a significant file change, enter 20 into the Time Between Saves (minutes) box.
4 Click OK.
To recover your work
1 Start Autodesk Navisworks. You are automatically prompted to reload the last file you were working on.
2 Click Yes to open the most recent saved version of the file.
NOTE Click No, if you don’t want to recover your work, or if you want to manually load a different backup file.
To manually load a backup file into Navisworks
1 Start Autodesk Navisworks. If you are prompted to reload the last file you were working on, click No.
2 Click the application button ➤ Open ➤ Open
.
3 In the Open dialog box, browse to the folder that contains the backup files. By default, it’s <USERPROFILE>\
Application Data\<PRODUCTFOLDER>\AutoSave.
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