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1		.. meta::
2		:description:
3		How AutoSave and Backup Files Work in Krita
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7		:authors: - Boudewijn Rempt
8		:license: GNU free documentation license 1.3 or later.
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10		.. index:: ! Saving, Autosave, Backup
11		.. _autosave:
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13		=================================
14		Saving, AutoSave and Backup Files
15		=================================
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17		Krita does its best to keep your work safe. But if you want to make sure that you won't lose work, you will need to understand how Saving, AutoSave and Backup Files work in Krita.
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19		Saving
20		------
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22		Krita does not store your images somewhere without your intervention. You need to save your work, or it will be lost, irretrievably. Krita can save your images in many formats. You should always save your work in Krita's native format, ''.kra''
23		because that supports all Krita's features.
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25		Additionally, you can export your work to other formats, for compatibility with other applications or publication on the Web or on paper. Krita will warn which aspects of your work are going to be lost when you save to another format than ''.kra'' and offers to make a ''.kra'' file for you as well.
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	woltheravUnsubmitted Not Done shouldn't these be backticks? woltherav: shouldn't these be backticks?
27		If you save your work, Krita will ask you where it should save on your computer. By default, this is the Pictures folder in your User folder: this is true for all operating systems.
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29		See also
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31		:ref:`Saving for the Web <saving-for-the-web>`
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	kamathraghavendraUnsubmitted Not Done This should be :ref:`Saving for the Web <saving_for_the_web>` kamathraghavendra: This should be :ref:`Saving for the Web <saving_for_the_web>`
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34		AutoSave
35		--------
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37		AutoSave is what happens when you've worked for a bit and not saved your work yourself: Krita will save your work for you. Autosave files are by default visible in your file manager. You can configure Krita 4.2 and up to create autosave files that are visible in your file manager. By default, Krita autosaves ever fifteen minutes; you can configure that in the File tab of the General Settings page of the Configure Krita dialog, which is in the Settings menu (Linux, Windows) or in the Application menu (macOS).
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	tymondUnsubmitted Done I think it would be useful to have it clearly said here that if Krita closes normally, all unsaved work is lost and autosave files are deleted. Details are below in those two sections, but I feel like it still would be beneficial if repeated. tymond: I think it would be useful to have it clearly said here that if Krita closes normally, all…
	woltheravUnsubmitted Not Done Krita autosaves every woltherav: Krita autosaves //every//
39		If you close Krita without saving, your unsaved work is lost and cannot be retrieved. Closing Krita normally also means that autosave files are removed.
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41		.. image:: /images/en/file_config_page.png
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43		There are two possibilities:
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45		- You hadn't saved your work at all
46		- You had saved your work already
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48		AutoSave for Unsaved Files
49		~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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51		In the first case, Krita will create an unnamed AutoSave file.
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53		If you're using Linux or macOS, the AutoSave file will be a hidden file in your home directory. If you're using Windows, the AutoSave file will be a file in your user's TEMP folder. In Krita 4.2 and up, you can configure Krita to make the AutoSave files visible by default.
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55		A hidden autosave file will be named like ''.krita-12549-document_1-autosave.kra''
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57		If Krita crashes before you had saved your file, then the next time you start Krita, you will see the file in a dialog that shows up as soon as Krita starts. You can select to restore the files, or to delete them.
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59		.. image:: /images/en/autosave_unnamed_restore.png
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61		If Krita crashed, and you're on Windows and your TEMP folder gets cleared, you will have lost your work. Windows does not clear the TEMP folder by default, but you can enable this feature in Settings. Applications like Disk Cleanup or cCleaner will also clear the TEMP folder. Again, if Krita crashes, and you haven't saved your work, and you have something enabled that clear your TEMP folder, you will have lost your work.
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63		If Krita doesn't crash, and you close Krita without saving your work, Krita will remove the AutoSave file: you work will be gone and cannot be retrieved.
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65		If you save your work and continue, or close Krita and do save your work, the AutoSave file will be removed.
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67		AutoSave for Saved Files
68		~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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70		In the second case, Krita will create a named AutoSave file.
	woltheravUnsubmitted Not Done refer back to the two cases here, most people will have forgotten what cases you were talking about at this point. woltherav: refer back to the two cases here, most people will have forgotten what cases you were talking…
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72		A hidden named autosave file will look like ''.myimage.kra-autosave.kra''.
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74		By default, named AutoSave files are hiden. Named AutoSave files are placed in the same folder as the file you were working on.
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76		If you start Krita again after it crashed and try to open your original file, Krita will ask you whether to open the AutoSave file instead:
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78		.. image:: /images/en/autosave_named_restore.png
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80		If you choose "no", the AutoSave file will be removed. The work done since the last time you saved your file yourself is lost and cannot be retrieved.
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82		If you choose "yes", the AutoSave file will be opened, then removed. The file you have open will have the name of your original file. The file will be set to Modified, so the next time you try to close Krita, Krita will ask you whether you want to save the file. If you choose No, your work is irretrievably gone. It cannot be restored.
	tymondUnsubmitted Done If you use "Save As" option, autosave files from previous "name" are not deleted. It is very visible when using Incremental Version feature which essentially do the same. (At least that was how it worked last time I checked). tymond: If you use "Save As" option, autosave files from previous "name" are not deleted. It is very…
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84		If you use "Save As" your image will be saved under a new name. The original file under its own name and its AutoSave file are not deleted. From now on, your file will be saved under the new name; if you save again, an AutoSave file will be created using the new filename.
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86		If you use "Export" using a new filename, a new file will be created with a new name. The file you have open will keep the new name, and the next time you save it, the AutoSave file will be created from the last file saved with the current name, that is, not the name you choose for "Export".
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	tymondUnsubmitted Not Done Maybe add differences between Save, Save As and Export in "Saving" category above? You wrote about exporting to other formats, but in Krita you can both Save and Export in the same set of formats. tymond: Maybe add differences between Save, Save As and Export in "Saving" category above? You wrote…
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89		Backup Files
90		------------
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92		There are three kinds of Backup files
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94		- Ordinary Backup files that are created when you save a file that have been opened from disk
95		- Incremental Backup files that copy the file as it is on disk to a numbered backup, and saves your file under the current name
	woltheravUnsubmitted Not Done 'has been opened' woltherav: 'has been opened'
96		- Incremental Version files that saves the file you are working on with a new number, leaving alone the files on disk.
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	woltheravUnsubmitted Not Done 'save the file' woltherav: 'save the file'
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99		Ordinary Backup Files
100		~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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102		If you have opened a file, made changes, then save it, or save a new file after the first time you've saved it, Krita will save a backup of your file.
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104		You can disable this mechanism in the File tab of the General Settings page of the Configure Krita dialog, which is in the Settings menu (Linux, Windows) or in the Application menu (macOS). By default, Backup files are enabled.
105		you can configure the behavior of Backup files in the File tab of the General Settings page of the Configure Krita dialog, which is in the Settings menu (Linux, Windows) or in the Application menu (macOS).
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107		.. image:: /images/en/file_config_page.png
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109		By default, a Backup file will be in the same folder as your original file. You can also choose to save Backup files in the User folder or the TEMP folder; this is not as safe because if you edit two files with the same name in two different folders, their backups will overwrite each other.
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111		By default, a Backup file will have ''~'' as suffix, to distinguish it from an ordinary file. If you are using Windows, you will have to enable "show file extensions" in Windows Explorer to see the extension.
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113		.. image:: /images/en/file_and_backup_file.png
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115		If you want to open the Backup file, you will have to rename it in your file manager. Make sure the extension ends with ''.kra''.
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117		Every time you save your file, the last version without a ''~'' suffix will be copied to the version with the ''~'' suffix. The contents of the original file will be gone: it will not be possible to restore that version.
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119		Incremental Backup Files
120		~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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122		Incremental Backup files are similar to ordinary Backup files: the last saved state is copied to another file just before saving. However, instead of overwriting the Backup file, the Backup files are numbered:
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124		.. image:: /images/en/save_incremental_backup.png
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126		Use this when you want to keep various known good states of your image throughout your painting process. This takes more disk space, of course.
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128		Do not be confused: Krita does not save the current state of your work to the latest Incremental file, but copies the last saved file to the Backup file and then saves your image under the original filename.
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130		Incremental Version Files
131		~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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133		Incremental Version works a bit like Incremental Backup, but it leaves the original files alone. Instead it will save a new file with a file number:
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135		.. image:: /images/en/save_incremental_version.png