Auto backup in Logic 9

Is there any "auto save" option in Logic

Short answer no.

in Logic 8, if it crashed during operation, it would save a special version of the project in the project file, which was created as the crash occurred.

It's still there, but it's a hit and miss affair, make sure you get into the habit of Apple S. I used to have a sticker on the bottom of my monitor that said " SAVE!!!" I'm so used to it now that it's automatic. The amount of times I've thought that I'd lost hours of work only to pull the "5mins ago saved version" I can't count. Learn to save. Make it automatic.

Also, you can select the number of backups in Logic, under the prefs. How do these work? What kind of increments are used?

Logic will save backups on the last modified version, whether that be hours, days, weeks etc. If you select the last 5 versions you get the last 5 modified versions.

*Save save save*... Your work, your loss. I can't drill it in enough.

😉

bill borez wrote:

Is there any "auto save" option in Logic

Short answer no.

Maybe you repost a link to the Autosave applescript app you posted a while ago as it seems it's working with the 9.0.1 update(didn't with 9)....at least here 🙂

A

Is that actually working?

I gave in on that.

yep it does... 🙂

A

I use a small freeware called Eversave to autosave Logic projects. No incremental saving, just a simple cmd-S mimic but it saved me a couple of time...

I tried it (Eversave) in the past but I really didn't/couldn't bother with the settings...maybe I give it a try again at some point.......

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By now, Logic should have implemented an Autosave. Final Cut has one; why not Logic?

I too am in the habit of cmd-S, but just the other day i was writing with Logic totally absorbed in it when an hour went by in what seemed like seconds - then a hard crash, no (crashed) file, no nothing. I lost the whole hour of work.

Should I be afraid to write freely, staying nervous that I didn't hit cmd-S recently enough? This is not the way to be creative.

Logic needs an intelligent user-customizable Autosave that can be turned on/off, and have the intervals set by user, and knows not to save during multitrack recording or any super-heavy CPU usage.

Seriously Apple, let's put this issue to bed already. People have been asking for this for years.

I started using that Apple Script last week with L9 - it's working perfectly here. It automatically sets up a Project File Backup in your project folder if there isn't one there already... nice

+1

We need autosave.

Just installed the free version +foreversave lite+ and it doesn't work. Just sits there, doing nothing.

Christian

LogicAutoSaveScript :
http://www.opuslocus.net/logic/