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# How do I Find my Auto-Saved Drawing Files?

*My computer crashed while I was working on my drawing! How do I find my auto-saved drawing files?*

**Answer:**

After a crash, you can easily find the last auto-saved drawing file for the drawing in your default drawing folder.

To find your auto-saved drawing files:

1. As necessary, launch Avontus.  
The *Backstage* appears with the **New** option selected.
2. Click **Options**.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/02c9374d-8a38-4dd4-985d-a226280f6276.png)  
The *Options* dialog appears, with the **Scaffold Bays** tab pre-selected.
3. Click the **Locations** tab in the *Avontus Options* dialog.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/ec02a9b1-1551-4274-8f22-b318a1e0a893.png)  
The *Avontus Options* dialog refreshes, displaying default file location options.
4. Look in the **Drawings Folder** text field to learn where Avontus auto-saves your drawing files.  
**Note:** You can change the default locations in this tab at any time.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/1ff54f16-c113-4009-a7df-c7091cd0e304.png)  
Once you have found your default auto-save location, you can open the latest auto-saved version of a drawing.
5. Launch a File Explorer window and navigate to the folder into which Avontus auto-saves your drawing files.
6. Locate and double-click the auto-save file to open it in Avontus. (The auto-save file name ends in .A$V.vsdx.)  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/1eef1469-6ae4-421c-bd4d-86d8b975e73d.png)   
**Note:** You can also open the drawing with the **Open** button in the *Backstage* above.

To learn how to adjust the frequency with which Avontus auto-saves your drawings, refer to *[Setting Default General Options](/v1/docs/setting-default-general-options)*.