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AXEL Basics > Managing projects > Automatic backups
Automatic backups
When you work on an existing project, AXEL makes a backup of the project file the first time you save it in a working session. That way, you can always revert to the project as it was when you started working on it in that session.
When you first create a file and save it, AXEL does not make a backup. When you re-open an existing project, AXEL creates a backup the first time you save your changes. If you continue to work on the file, the backup is not updated each time you save it. This allows you to revert to the project as it was when you first opened it. The backup is only updated after you close the project, re-open it, and save it for the first time in the next working session.
Example: Using backups
- Create a project, save it as MyProject.axel, then save it several times as you work.
Your project directory contains the file MyProject.axel. There is no backup.
- To close MyProject, open another project or exit AXEL.
- Re-open MyProject, modify the objects, and save the file.
AXEL creates a backup of the project that you opened, without the most recent changes. It then saves MyProject.axel with the changes. Your project directory now contains the files MyProject_backup.axel, and MyProject.axel.
- Continue working on MyProject.axel, and save the project frequently.
Saving the project does not overwrite the backup. To revert to the project as it was when you first opened it, you can open the backup.
- Close MyProject. To close it, open another project or exit AXEL.
- Re-open MyProject, modify the objects, and save the file.
AXEL updates MyProject_backup.axel. The backup is now a copy of the project that you just opened, without the most recent changes. It then saves MyProject.axel with the changes.
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