My 3rd time of trying to phrase this question, please bear with me



I need to use autosave in Project 2010 but without overwriting the current programme. I do a lot of "what if" scenarios - sequencing asphalt laying etc, where other tasks have an effect, but that it may not become apparent until a complete what if.. has been completed. This means that I end up halfway through and autosave kicks in, destroying the main prog.

Is it possible to convince it to save the programme in a different location? I have set locatons, but this seems only to affect the initial location- if I have a programme that is elsewhere, it will save there. I save as I go through a sequence, but it can take 2 or 3 hours for a change, and losing a good sequence is ... annoying.

Thanks in advance

To the best of my knowledge, no. Once a file has been saved with a name and location, subsequent saves will simply over-write the file.

I do not recommend using autoSave but if you must, just after starting a new what...if scenario, manually Save As - select a new location and/or file name.

Thanks Julie, pretty much what I have been doing. After any change the file gets saved as a main file, then I statr a sub file (same programme, different name) to see where it gets me. I have never been a fan of autosave, but our IT dept tend to use it as a crutch every time there is a problem. No change there

You're welcome. Develop the CTRL+S "twitch" and save early and often.