Apple Motion 3 - Manual (Page 145)

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Motion 145
Autosave
These settings control how frequently projects are automatically saved, as well as the
location of the saved files. Saved projects are time and date stamped.
Use Autosave Vault: When this checkbox is turned on, Motion stores auto-saved
projects to the location specified by the Autosave Vault Folder path.
Save a copy every: Specifies how often, in minutes, a project is saved.
Keep at most: Specifies how many versions of the autosaved project to store in the
vault.
Maximum of: Specifies the maximum number of different auto-saved projects to store
in the vault.
Autosave Vault Folder: The Choose button allows you to set where the Autosave files
are kept. The reset button sets the Autosave location back to its default. By default, the
Autosave Vault folder is located in a folder called Motion Documents in your
Documents folder in your home directory.
To store auto-saved projects in a specific location:
1 Choose Motion > Preferences (or press Command-comma).
2 Click Cache.
3 In the Autosave group, turn on Use Autosave Vault.
By default, the Autosave Vault folder is located in a folder called Motion Documents in
the Documents folder in your home directory.
To set a new location for the Autosave vault:
m Click Choose, set a new location in the dialog, then click Choose.
To revert to an auto-saved project:
1 Choose File > Restore from Autosave.
The Restore Project dialog appears.
2 Choose a saved project from the pop-up menu.
Note: A project must be saved before the Revert commands are available in the File
menu.