Backup files

[Jimmy_2004]

Does anyone know if Mastercam can automatically create back up files when saving the original file?

[cadcam]

Autosave makes backups but not at the time you say File Save or when shuting down.

[RickG]

CadCam,

 

Doesn't autosave still use the same name?

It's not really a backup just a save feture to keep from losing data if you lock-up.

Like Windows ever does that!

 

Rick

[cadcam]

It can use the same name but I set mine to save the file as "Autosave" this will be saved in the same folder you are working on the main file.

I set it for about every 10min and dont prompt me.

 

Do you want a screen shot of my settings?

[RickG]

Sure that would be handy.

Does it save it in the active folder or MC root?

I have multiple folders under /mill/mc9/ with files for work sorted by both company and job.

helps keep things sorted.

 

Rick

[Storkman]

You can set the path for the file to whatever you want.

[RickG]

But storkman, won't that just keep overwritng the same file name over and over, even if it's from a different job folder? So it's not really a backup, it's just a catch-all in case of disaster.

[cadcam]

This is how I alwas set it except for Lathe I put a "L" in front of the autosave so I know that this is a backup of the lathe file.

I do not set a dir just let it use the dir were you pulled your file from or in this case made your new file and saved it to.

 

[cadcam]

RickG the way I have it set when ever I go back to my customer files I find a autosave file in that folder that goes with that job.

 

So if i do a search I will have a lot of autosave files in diffrent folders.

[RickG]

So it does save into the current folder, cool.

 

Thanks CadCam, this will keep me from doing a second copy just to be sure I don't lose something along the way. How much time (lag) do you get from saving every 10 min.?

 

 

Rick

[cadcam]

I really don't notice any thing in most cases.

A little on really big files.

[RickG]

Thanks for the info!

 

Rick

[foolsh]

is there a way to save a file that is accidently overwritten as in when file get another file and mastercam suddenly gives a warning "some solids are in need of regeneration.You may not be able to retrieve this file again.continue anyway?there are times when i accidently click "Yes".all of a sudden my file that i wish to open is overwritten by the old files!

[Storkman]

I'm not sure if I understang what you are saying, but if you set up your autosave the way they mention here, you should be able to open that file and get your info back. When you close a file make sure you don't have any suppressed operations in your solid. That is what causes the warning many times.

[foolsh]

what i am saying is that accidental saving caused by the solids not regenerated overwriting to your file open "file".even autosave won't be able to help

[Müřlıń®]

Backing up files has beea a problem for me also.

 

I don't use autosave, I manually save my geometry in two seperate files on two seperate partitions or HDD's.

 

I will close the file, then re-open the file I just saved and check if everything is good before I save the second file.

 

It seems like a pain to do, but if you are working on a file that you are constantly having to edit in some way or another, it will save you alot of grief.......

 

 

Murlin

[crazy^millman]

Do a search for Rekd's Script and James Script. They have respectfully written them for .zip and .rar application and from what I have read they save using a method that will keep the time stamp on it and erase the one beofre it so you do not have a clutter of files in your folders. You might also look to using an alternative place for saving files verse the root directory that way you could alwys have the fiel you srated with until you save it and a back up of the same name in another place when you have those time you want to see soemthing or od soemthing but not have the orignal file saved or rewritten at that time.

 

 

HTH

[Thad]

foolsh,

 

I think you're screwed. If the system says, "Are you sure you want to delete the file," and you accidently click yes...well, that *was* your second chance. Sorry.

 

Thad

[foolsh]

but the trouble with this Mastercam warning is that you tend to click Yes than No in most cases!so why not Mastercam have 3 options of Yes,No or Cancel?

[Müřlıń®]

quote:

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Do a search for Rekd's Script and James Script.

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Unfortunately you must know how to run scripts and be fimiliar with VB to use those

 

Murlin teh VB stupid unable to take advantage of the power of VB

 

Now what would really be cool (I have said this before), is if autosave would give you two seperate prompts to save a file and you could get two diffrent paths going

[Thad]

Do a search for QSAVE.vbs. There are step by step instructions on how to set it up, assign a quick key for it, and what it does. It doesn't make dated backups, it just saves the file in the last saved directory *without* asking all the questions...Do you want to overwrite...Are you sure? We use it on all of our seats.

 

Thad