The Avid Attic folder contains backup files of each bin in a project. For information on setting automatic save features, see Saving Bins Automatically.

You retrieve files from the Avid Attic folder in the following circumstances:

The Avid Attic folder contains a folder for each project. Each of the project folders contains a Bins folder. When a bin is saved, a folder with the bin's name is created in the Bins folder and a copy of the bin file is stored in the folder with the bin name. The system adds a version number to the bin's file name. The bin file with the highest version number represents the latest copy of the bin file.

When you view a bin folder in Details view (Windows) or List view (Macintosh), you can also identify the most recent backup file based on the name and timestamp of creation displayed in the Modified column (Windows) or the Date Modified column (Macintosh).

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