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CorelDRAW can automatically save backup copies of drawings and prompt you to recover them in the event of a system error.
The auto-backup feature saves drawings that you have opened and modified. During any working session with CorelDRAW, you can set the time interval for automatically backing up files and specify whether you want the files to be saved in your temporary folder (the default location) or in a specified folder.
You can recover the backup files from the temporary or specified folder when you restart CorelDRAW after a system error. If you choose not to recover the backup file, it is automatically erased when you quit the application.
| To specify auto-backup settings | |
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Click Tools  Options.
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In the Workspace list of categories, click Save.
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Enable the Auto-backup every check box, and choose a value from the Minutes
list box.
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In the Always back up to area, enable one of the following options:
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Users temporary folder — lets you save an auto-backup file in the temporary
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Specific folder — lets you specify the folder for an auto-backup file
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You can also
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Create a backup file every time you save
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Enable the Make backup on save check box.
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Disable the auto-backup feature
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Choose Never from the Minutes list box.
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Auto-backup files are named auto_backup_of_filename and can be saved in
any folder you specify. Backup files are created when you save a drawing. They
are named backup_of_filename and are always stored in the same folder as
the original drawing.
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All open or modified files that are not in CorelDRAW (CDR) file format are
backed up as CorelDRAW files.
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You can cancel the creation of an auto-backup file by pressing Esc while a file
is being saved.
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| To recover a backup file | |
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Restart CorelDRAW.
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Click OK in the file recovery dialog box that appears.
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The file recovery dialog box appears upon startup after a system error. |
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Save and rename the file in the specified folder.
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Recovered files are named GraphicsX.cdr, where X is the numbered
increment.
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If you click Cancel, CorelDRAW ignores the backup file and deletes it when
you quit the application.
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