To Manually Load a Backup File into Autodesk Navisworks

To manually load a backup file into Autodesk 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 OpenOpen .
3. In the Open dialog box, browse to the folder that contains the backup files. By default, it’s <USERPROFILE>\AppData\Roaming\<PRODUCTFOLDER>\AutoSave.
4. In the Files of Type dropdown list select Navisworks File Set (*.nwf).
5. Click Open.
6. When you are prompted to save a file with a different name, click Save As.
   
7. In the Save As dialog box, enter a new file name, and browse to the desired location.
8. Click Save.