Where Are My Automatic Save Files?

Most people don’t think about their Automatic Save files until they need them. Then the first question is “Where are my Automatic Save files anyway?” By default they are stored in the Windows temp directory. This is usually: C:\Documents and Settings\”User Name”\Local Settings\Temp

Since this is the temporary directory that Windows uses you will need to sort through all of the Windows temporary files to find your Automatic Save file. To simplify this you can change the path that AutoCAD saves the Automatic Save files in by going to the Files tab in the AutoCAD Options dialog box. Here you can change the path to something more obvious as shown below. Then you won’t have to worry about locating your Automatic Save files when you need them.

Author

Rick Ellis, president of CADapult Software Solutions, Inc, has worked with and taught Autodesk Civil 3D, along with Map 3D and other Autodesk products since the mid-90s. He is the Author of several critically acclaimed books on Autodesk Civil 3D, AutoCAD Map 3D, Land Desktop and Carlson Software; including the Practical Guide series.

Rick continues to use Autodesk Civil 3D on projects in a production environment, in addition to teaching classes to organizations both large and small around the country, helping them get the most out of their design software investment.

This practical background and approach has made him an award winning speaker at Autodesk University and a sought after instructor by organizations around the world.

Where Are My Automatic Save Files?