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Inkscape may still crash, it's not perfect (although we try hard).


If it does so, then it will try to save the document you were working on.
Inkscape 1.0+ has Emergency Autosave. If inkscape crashes it will try to save your file. File is saved as current <code>file name _ date+time of crash.svg</code>


===On Unix (Linux, Mac OS X, *BSD, ...)===
Note that there is chance that this file will contain same problem that causes Inkscape to crash or in rare cases file can be corrupted.


Inkscape will try to save to
== All systems ==
# your home directory as <code>filename.<datetime>.#</code>
# <code>/tmp/filename.<datetime>.#</code>
# the current directory as <code>filename.<datetime>.#</code>
(in that order).


If the document does not already have a name, the filename is <code>inkscape-emergency<datetime>.#</code>.
When Inkscape saves a crash file, it will tell you where it saved it in the crash dialog.


Note that the saved file will ''not'' have the <code>.svg</code> extension!
If you skipped the dialog too quickly, see below for places to look for the file. Also check the Autosave directory for the most recent autosave (see Preferences' 'Autosave' section).


===On Windows===
=== On Unix (Linux, Mac OS X, *BSD, etc.)===
Inkscape will try to save to:
 
:<code>C:\Documents and Settings\<yourname>\</code>
Inkscape tries to save in one of following paths:
 
#Home directory (<code>~/</code>, <code>$HOME</code>, <code>/home/<username>/</code>)
#<code>/tmp/</code>
#In the current working directory
=== On Windows===
 
Inkscape tries to save in <code>%UserProfile%</code>:
 
*Vista/7/10/11: <code>C:\Users\<username>\</code>
*XP/2003: <code>C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\</code>


[[Category:User Documentation]]
[[Category:User Documentation]]

Latest revision as of 00:22, 8 March 2025

Inkscape 1.0+ has Emergency Autosave. If inkscape crashes it will try to save your file. File is saved as current file name _ date+time of crash.svg

Note that there is chance that this file will contain same problem that causes Inkscape to crash or in rare cases file can be corrupted.

All systems

When Inkscape saves a crash file, it will tell you where it saved it in the crash dialog.

If you skipped the dialog too quickly, see below for places to look for the file. Also check the Autosave directory for the most recent autosave (see Preferences' 'Autosave' section).

On Unix (Linux, Mac OS X, *BSD, etc.)

Inkscape tries to save in one of following paths:

  1. Home directory (~/, $HOME, /home/<username>/)
  2. /tmp/
  3. In the current working directory

On Windows

Inkscape tries to save in %UserProfile%:

  • Vista/7/10/11: C:\Users\<username>\
  • XP/2003: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\
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