Defining Backup Preferences for Altium Designer
Created: April 22, 2019 | Updated: September 04, 2021
| Applies to versions: 19.1, 20.0, 20.1 and 20.2
Now reading version 19.1. For the latest, read: Defining Backup Preferences for Altium Designer for version 21
The Data Management - Backup page of the Preferences dialog
The Data Management - Backup page of the Preferences dialog
Summary
The Data Management – Backup page of the Preferences dialog provides controls to set up data backup location and frequency.
Access
The Data Management – Backup page is part of the main Preferences dialog that is accessed by clicking the 
control in the upper-right corner of the workspace then selecting the Backup entry under the Data Management folder.
Options/Controls
Auto Save
- Auto save every - check this option to enable the auto save function. Use the Minutes region to enter or scroll to the desired minutes.
- Number of versions to keep - enter or scroll to the number of versions to keep during an auto save.
- Path - click
to open the Browse For Folder dialog to search for the desired location in which to save the files.