Safeguard Yourself with Auto Save and Archives

If, like me, you like to work at warp speed, getting as many edits done as fast as possible, this next tip is for you. Thanks to Premiere's Auto Save feature, you can blaze ahead without the fear of losing too many edits if you take a break or unexpectedly quit the program. You can set Premiere to automatically interrupt you for a moment and force a save of your project. You can control the interval at which Premiere auto-saves your work (whether it be every 5 minutes or 25 minutes). You can also set whether Premiere saves your project to the existing file and location or saves it as a new archive. Archived files are automatically saved in the Project-Archives folder inside the main Premiere folder. To set up the Auto Save feature, do the following:

1. Select Edit > Preferences.

2. Select Auto Save/Undo from the pop-up menu.

3. In the Preferences window, make sure the Automatically Save Projects option is selected, as shown in Figure 1.23.

   Figure 1.23. An option in Premiere can be set to automatically save your work at whatever time interval you select.

   

4. Enter the value in minutes for how often you want Premiere to perform the auto-save.

To set the number of archived files in a given project, do the following:

1. In the Preferences window, enter the maximum number of files you want archived in the Project Archive field.

2. Enter the number of maximum project versions in the respective field.

3. Click OK.