Auto Save for bad files

[cborer]

Hi

Yesterday IC had a problem with a file

So IC saved it somewhere.

I saw it and wanted to move it but I forgot!

 

I was able to go on with it and saved it several times.

 

Now I cannot find the file.

It must be somewhere in the system.

Every idea is welcome!

I wasn't able to find it with search /Name/Date/.ics/

Thanks

Carlo

Edited April 18, 2009 by cborer

[cborer]

It was here:

c:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Carlo.Borer\Lokale Einstellungen\Temporary Internet Files\OLKA3\

Windows search machine was not able to find it

[Doug Gower]

It was here:

c:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Carlo.Borer\Lokale Einstellungen\Temporary Internet Files\OLKA3\

Windows search machine was not able to find it

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What is the normal place IC would save a back up copy?

 

 

 

[IronKevin]

IronCAD normally saves it's temp files in one of these locations (unless you have customized your Windows Temp folder location):

 

XP:

C:\Documents and Settings\login-name\Local Settings\Temp

 

Vista:

C:\Users\login-name\AppData\Local\Temp

 

These folders are hidden by default so Windows won't include them in a search.

[Doug Gower]

 

I've been wondering about this so while I'm at it... how can you tell IC save's a back up?

 

 

Is it always automatic or is there a setting to turn it on?

 

[IronKevin]

These aren't backup files, just temp storage files that can (if the timing was just right when it was writing to the temp file during the crash) be opened. They typically are named something like ~DF??????.tmp and if you rename them to .ics you might be able to open them.

 

The next major release will have a file backup function.

[Doug Gower]

The next major release will have a file backup function.

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Cool!

 

Thanks Kevin