Always have a backup file

Computers being what they are, it's always good to have a backup file. You have learned to save files on your own, but you wouldn't be the first person to get working in Blender and discover that the hours flew by and you forgot to save the file on which you are working. If that should happen, remember the upcoming tip.

Tip

The auto backup feature

Blender helps you with this by automatically making a backup file often. The default time is every five minutes. These files are tucked away in your Documents and Settings folder. The filename is a number with a .blend extension. It will be in the directory, Documents and Settings\"Your user name"\Local Settings\temp. Of course, your username is whatever name the computer has for you as a user. This will be slightly different for Mac and Linux users, so pay attention to where the installation program loads it.

After you have used Blender a little, you may notice files labeled .blend1 and .blend2. Blender creates these when...