Can anyone tell me how to adjust 'auto save' settings in Storyline or let me know if that is even possible?
I just had Storyline close very rudely and abruptly with no warning. I lost a good hour's worth of work, and I am sincerely hoping I don't have to click 'Save' every minute or so to avoid this type of ugly situation again.
Hassan is correct. There is no auto save. I click the save button at least once while working in each screen. This seems to do the trick. I may be in the minority but I do not want auto save. I want to have control over when I save what I am working on especially when setting up complex interactions. Auto recovery would be nice in case of a crash but not auto save.
There currently isn't an auto save or auto recovery option within Storyline, although it's a popular discussion topic in the forums. If you'd like to see a new option for auto save/auto recover - you're welcome to share your thoughts here in the form of a feature request.
As my project is getting longer, I too wish for an Auto-save and Auto-recovery. I think the best way to implement is to auto save when the SL window is idle, then it does not interrupt the work flow. I also wish for incremental saves (user decided for the number) so that if a crash corrupts the file. a previous version can be retrieved.
I save and exit SL every 2 hours or so and do a backup on 3 external drives, including so incremental backups. but having this build in the program would be easier. Crashes are less frequents nowadays, but with many large applications running, it is not unheard of.
Glad that you were able to find the auto recovery option in Storyline! Keep in mind it's auto recovery, so only in the event of a Storyline crash will those temporary files be generated to access the work prior to crash.
I recently experienced an unfortunate "corrupt file" incident and therefore cannot open the original course file I had been building. Where would these auto recovery files be stored on my computer?
Yes, if the files are there - they would be on your individual computer/locally saved. If you follow those steps mentioned above you'll be able to see what's available!
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Hi Wallis,
I don't think there is any Auto save feature in Storyline.
Hasan
Hassan is correct. There is no auto save. I click the save button at least once while working in each screen. This seems to do the trick. I may be in the minority but I do not want auto save. I want to have control over when I save what I am working on especially when setting up complex interactions. Auto recovery would be nice in case of a crash but not auto save.
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Hi Wallis,
There currently isn't an auto save or auto recovery option within Storyline, although it's a popular discussion topic in the forums. If you'd like to see a new option for auto save/auto recover - you're welcome to share your thoughts here in the form of a feature request.
As my project is getting longer, I too wish for an Auto-save and Auto-recovery. I think the best way to implement is to auto save when the SL window is idle, then it does not interrupt the work flow. I also wish for incremental saves (user decided for the number) so that if a crash corrupts the file. a previous version can be retrieved.
I save and exit SL every 2 hours or so and do a backup on 3 external drives, including so incremental backups. but having this build in the program would be easier. Crashes are less frequents nowadays, but with many large applications running, it is not unheard of.
Just my 2 cents for a future release :)
Hi Philippe
there is an auto save option - see this post about managing it
https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/turn-off-autosave
Hey great i had missed that :)
I had look for a "Preference" window and missed that ! Thanks for pointing this up!
Glad that you were able to find the auto recovery option in Storyline! Keep in mind it's auto recovery, so only in the event of a Storyline crash will those temporary files be generated to access the work prior to crash.
Hello Ashley,
I recently experienced an unfortunate "corrupt file" incident and therefore cannot open the original course file I had been building. Where would these auto recovery files be stored on my computer?
Hi Tameka,
Yes, if the files are there - they would be on your individual computer/locally saved. If you follow those steps mentioned above you'll be able to see what's available!
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