Problem

How to set up automatic back-ups and Save Settings

Solution

In order to check the Save policy of a company, it is a good idea to check the following:

To start, it is needed to check Save settings in MicroStation.

Workspace>Preferences>Automatically Save Settings on Exit

select the following to see if AutoSave is set up:

Workspace>Configuration>MS_DGNAUTOSAVE

You should also contact your IT department for further information on the company’s policy for file backup.

In order to back up files, it is needed to have set back-up files to be saved

This can be done by selecting:

Workspace>Configuration> MS_BACKUP

If needed, it can be set to point to the required location for backed up files.

You can control the location of the backup files by changing the variable MS_BACKUP to a folder of your choice. If you want it to be the folder of the active file set it to the following:

MS_BACKUP = $(_DGNDIR)

However you should also check your Project directory to see if the backup files have been saved there.

See Also

Backing Up Files

Using AutoSave Features In MicroStation

A discussion on backing up files can be found here:

Backup Files

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