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title: "Autosave - Recovery"
canonical: "https://help.innovyze.com/space/infodrainage2021v1/16548032/Autosave%20-%20Recovery"
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If InfoDrainage crashes for any reason, you may be able to recover the latest version of your work upon restarting the software. 

In order to prevent data loss, the **Autosave** option can be set in the  [Preferences](https://help-innovyze.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/infodrainage2021v1/pages/16548013) menu to automatically save a backup of the project, and how often it will create the recovery file. 

### To enable or disable autosave: 

1. Open the **Preferences** dialog box by clicking **File > Preferences**.
2. Place a check mark beside **Autosave** to enable autorecovery. > Macro (inline-media-image)
3. Set the Autosave frequency by entering the time in minutes.
4. Click **Close** to save the selection, and close the dialog box.

### To recover a backup file:

1. Restart InfoDrainage.
2. If autosave is enabled, the following dialog box will appear:  
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3. Select the file(s) to be recovered and press **Recover**.
4. Click **Open** to load the recovered file, or click **New** to delete the recovery file and start a new project.  
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> ⚠️ If the project has not been saved previously, InfoDrainage will prompt users to save and rename the recovered file.