Auto-Save Page

Use the settings on this page to adjust the auto-save options.

Enable Auto-Save

Indicates whether Navisworks automatically saves Navisworks files. By default, this check box is selected.

Clear this check box if you do not want to save Navisworks files automatically.

Auto-Save File Location

Specifies how the backup files are saved. Select from the following options:

• Auto-Save to a specific directory - this is the default option.

  Directory

  The default directory for auto-save is: Username\AppData\Roaming\ProductFolder\Autosave

  Click to open the Browse for Folder dialog box and select the desired location for auto-save.

  Manage disk space

  Indicates whether the size of the disk space restricts the creation of backup files. This check box is selected by default.

  Purge old Auto-Save files when this folder exceeds (MB)

  Active when the Manage Disk Space check box is selected. Specifies the maximum directory size for backup files. The default value is 512 MB. When the size of the auto-save folder exceeds the specified value, Navisworks deletes the oldest backup file (based on the date modified).

• Auto-Save alongside the current file

Frequency

Time between saves (minutes)

Defines the time interval between auto-saves of significant file changes.

By default, a backup file is saved every 15 minutes following a significant change to a Autodesk Navisworks file.

History

Maximum previous versions

Determines how many backup files are stored. By default, it’s three files. When the number of auto-saved files exceeds the specified value, Autodesk Navisworks deletes the oldest backup file (based on the date modified).