Save your files frequently to minimise the differences between the PLN and the BPN copy. You can simply open and use these files to recover your project if the original PLN gets corrupted or damaged. These are automatically created copies if the corresponding checkbox is checked in the Data Safety panel of the Work Environment/Data Safety and Integrity… dialog.Įvery time you save your project file, a BPN format copy of the previously saved version of the file will be created at the same location. If there is no recovery prompt during startup or the autosave folders are empty then there are no options to recover your project from autosave files.Īlternatively you can browse for the database.fdb file of the folder (in the AutoSave folder), copy it to the desktop and change its format to PLN by renaming it (e.g.: n), then open it with ARCHICAD.

MAC: System drive/Users//Library/Application Support/Graphisoft/AutoSave-īy default the Library folder might not be accessible on MACs, see this link for steps on how to show it.

The location of this folder can be set under Options/Work Environment/Data Safety and Integrity…. It will prompt you to recover the project using the available autosave files.

In case of a crash start ARCHICAD using the desktop shortcuts. Teamwork Client side – Autosave, Local DataĪRCHICAD creates temporary files when you start working on your project.Solo projects – Autosave, Backups, Open and Repair, FastLogger folders.The various data safety-related options are collected into the following sections in this post: The following post collects the backup and recovery options and the location of those logs and folders that should be sent as part of support queries regarding Teamwork issues. ARCHICAD usually got you covered by sophisticated solutions in case of a crash, apparent data loss or file damage, but sometimes manual recovery or troubleshooting might be needed.

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