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Automatic Backups
MAGIX Page & Layout Designer 2013 will optionally save regular backup copies of
your open documents while you work.
To turn automatic backups on or off, open the "
UTILITIES" > "OPTIONS" dialog and
choose the
BACKUPS tab.
Backup open documents
To turn backups on select this checkbox and choose how often you would like
backups to be taken. The suggested period is 10 mins, which means each open
document will be backed up if it’s more than 10 mins since the last backup of that
document was taken (or since the document was created or opened).
Note that once the configured period since the last backup has expired, the next
backup is only saved when the program has been idle for at least 15 secs. This is to
avoid interrupting your work as much as possible and to avoid backing up the
document while it is being actively modified. In normal use it’s unlikely that there
won’t be regular inactive periods of 15 secs or more, allowing a backup to be taken
soon after it is due. But note that if you are actively editing for an extended period of
time it could be significantly longer than the configured backup period before the next
backup runs.
The Automatic Backup facility does not save modifications to open ‘edit inside’ sub-
documents. Only the parent main document is saved when a scheduled backup runs,
in its current state without the unsaved group edits. For this reason it's recommended
that you save ‘edit inside’ edits back to the parent document regularly.
When a backup is taken, you’ll see the save progress bar appear at the bottom of the
MAGIX Page & Layout Designer 2013 window while the save is completed.