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Scribus => Beginner Talk => Topic started by: rocking on June 30, 2026, 06:48:35 AM

Title: Autosave apparently not working
Post by: rocking on June 30, 2026, 06:48:35 AM
I've been using Scribus for about 5 years - started with version 1.5.7.1 and just upgraded to 1.7.1.svn.

I've had Scribus crash on me before (on v 1.5.7.1) and it would create an "emergencyXXXX.sla" file (fn may be slight different) that contained almost all of my edits.

However, today we had a power failure.  I didn't expect an "emergency" file but I did expect an autosave file.  I found neither.  I lost close to 4 hours of work, so was rather aggrieved that the autosave did not save anything.

I checked in the directory that my document is working in - did not find any dot files or any autosave... file.  I did confirm that the autosave is enabled.  (Go to: File > Preferences, choose the "Document Setup" at left, then the "Saving & Undo tab
. "Enable automatic saving" is checked, interval: 10 mins, number of files to keep: 2, and the radio button for "Save into same directory as doc" is checked.  (Other selections are: Try to save "emergency File", Keep backup files after closing, and show autosave countdown clock.)

I run on Linux, which I just upgraded (had to upgrade Scribus since the upgrade deleted it!!)
Linux rocky2 6.8.0-124-generic #124-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue May 26 13:00:45 UTC 2026 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

What is the problem?  Why is autosave not working for me??