On 10/7/06, Don Penlington <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I don't know Final Draft--I assume it's a text editor or word processor.
> Nearly all such programs, other than the very basic Notepad variations,
> have an autosave option. Look in its options and set it to autosave say
> every 3 minutes. That way, you will only lose the last few minutes of work
> in the event of a lockup. Next time the program opens, it should bring up
> what it has autosaved.
>
> You should also set your emailer to autosave at regular intervals, for the
> same reason.
>
> Don Penlington
>
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Thanks Don.  Final Draft is an app for writing screenplays.  I did
some research today and discovered this build has made for numerous
unhappy auteurs.  So, tomorrow I'm installing the available patches
for it.

The peculiar thing is, the auto-save isn't on by default, yet the
auto-backup is.  I will do as you suggest and set it to 3 mins.

Thanks again,
Diane

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