

If you start with a new Origin project that has not been saved yet to disk (and thus does not have a valid path and file name), then the autosave process will not initiate. To disable autosave for UNTITLED projects, set You can open the \Autosave folder by (a) choosing Help: Open Folder: Autosave Folder, (b) by opening the folder at the \Autosave path listed in Preferences: Options > System Path tab, or (c) by browsing to \Users\ user\Documents\OriginLab\Autosave (default path).UNTITLED projects will show in the \Autosave folder as UNTITLED- xxxxxx.opju or.


If you close the UNTITLED project without saving as a named file, the project is named as Last-AutoSave.opju or opj, overwriting the previous Last-AutoSave.opju/opj. During the session, UNTITLED projects will list in \Autosave as UNTITLED- xxxxxx.opju or.If the program exits suddenly, the last version of projectFileName- xxxxxx.opju or. If the project is closed without saving changes, the project is named as Last-AutoSave.opju or opj, overwriting the previous Last-AutoSave.opju/opj. During the session, a named project that is opened and modified will list in \Autosave as projectFileName- xxxxxx.opju or.If a named project is modified, saved and closed normally or if an UNTITLED project is named, saved and closed normally, nothing is saved to \Autosave.

When Autosave project every x minute(s) is enabled (default), current project contents are periodically saved to \Users\ user\Documents\OriginLab\Autosave\ ( default path).
