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Hi guys,just uncoverd a serious problem.Iv been working on dublin airport for the past year and suddenly my gmax file wont open.It just says "failed to open".I have a backup but its from a good while ago.Any ideas??

Terry

Just found another copy i had saved from yesterday so only lost one days work.
 
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I have..!! its now backed up in at least 3 locations.Major scare so it was...
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Don't stop now!

Open the Customize/Preferences dialog and set up GMax to "autobackup" your files every XX minutes. You can control how many autoback files and how often.

I have mine set up for 5 autoback files every 5 minutes, but for scenery you would probably need fewer autobacks and less often...

I mean, it's not as though the grass grows quickly or anything... :rotfl:

In addition to the above, while there set up "autoincrement on save" so that every time you Save, GMax will increment the saved filename by one...

Either that, or get in the habit of using the + button on the Save menu (does the same thing as above, but manually)

Whatever you do, remember this if nothing else:

Never, ever Save any file and overwrite the last saved copy!!!
 
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