Back up Files

To make a backup copy of files you edit,

1 Choose Save Options... from the Options Menu

2 Click the Always create backup copy checkbox

3 Hit the ¿ key or click OK

To save your working file automatically,

1 Choose Save Options... from the Options Menu

2 Click the Automatic save every: checkbox

3 Enter a number from 1 to 60 minutes

4 Hit the ¿ key or click OK


Tip

With the Automatic save option on, you will never loose more minutes of work than you entered in the minutes box, even if your computer crashes or the power fails.

With the Backup option on, you will not accidentally overwrite files unless you save again (that overwrites your backup, too!).

Note

With both options on, you will have three versions (generations) of your working file:

the one you see on screen
the one you last saved
the one you saved before (as a backup)

Caution

When you don’t edit your file for at least double the time you specified for automatic saving, all of the versions will have the same content (your backup will be useless!). To avoid that, specify a longer saving time or uncheck Automatic save.