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Is there a way to recover lost file due to crash?

Asked by tjung

I did the unforgivable and neglected to save a new file. Unfortunately, Inkscape crashed and I lost the file. Is there a way to assist me in recovering?

Best regards,
Tony

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pbhj (pbhj) said : 		#1

When inkscape crashes it saves an svg file. What OS are you on?

On Linux it goes by default into your home dir I think.

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su_v (suv-lp) said : 		#2

Since Inkscape 0.48, the default location of the emergency save file is the same directory as the currently opened file.

See also <http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.graphics.inkscape.devel/34141>:
<quote>
It currently has the following locations it checks in sequence:
  - doc->base (Directory where file was saved.)
  - g_get_home_dir()
  - g_get_tmp_dir()
  - g_get_current_dir()
  - Inkscape directory
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su_v (suv-lp) said : 		#3

> I did the unforgivable and neglected to save a new file

Inkscape does have an 'Autosave' feature (added in 0.47):
<http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/0.47#Autosave>

It is not enabled by default: create a directory you want to use to store the autosave files and enable it in the preferences (don't forget to enter the path for an existing directory, Inkscape can't create it itself, for now).

Also note that there is no GUI to access/restore autosaved files - you have to explicitly browse to the autosave directory and open the file you want to reuse in case you have to resort to a previous version.

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tjung (tjung) said : 		#4

Windows XP...don't worry if this a linux support forum.

Thanks anyways!

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Your question #149449 on Inkscape changed:
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When inkscape crashes it saves an svg file. What OS are you on?

On Linux it goes by default into your home dir I think.

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Best su_v (suv-lp) said : 		#5

> Windows XP

If you use the current version of Inkscape, the emergency-saved file will be in the same directory as the document you had open when the crash occurred: it will have the same file name with a date/time stamp added.

Note that Inkscape can fail to create such an emergency-saved file. If Inkscape crashes, you normally get a dialog from Inkscape informing you about the crash: this dialog also includes a notification if an emergency save was done, as well as the full name of the generated file.

If the crash occurred with a document you never had saved at all (New document #), the emergency save file will most likely be located in 'C:\Documents and Settings\<yourname>\', named similar to 'New document 1.2011_03_19_14_43_16.0.svg' (file name + date + time + 0.svg).

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tjung (tjung) said : 		#6

Thanks for the assistance! Lesson learned the hard way.