Where is the VC backup located when using Autosave in RS 2022?

Newman

Hi
I have RobotStudio 2022.2.1 and had a system failure on my VC.
My only hope to recover some background task is the Autosave fuction but I can't find any backup files in my project folders.
In options->AutoSave it looks like VC backup is enabled.
/David

Maxim Riabichev

Hello Newman,

So I did some digging and these are my findings (in RobotStudio 2022.3):

• RAPID code is backed up to "%localappdata%\Temp\RobotStudio\"
  It only saves the un-applied changes made in the editor. As soon as you hit Apply, the "backup" is removed.

• The autosave of the station and station files does not work. (It looks like it does, but it doesn't.)
  
  
• Automatic backup of controllers does not work.

• If you manually save the project, a backup of the controller is made and placed in "...\RobotStudio\Projects\Project1\Controller Data"

I will speak to R&D regarding these issues with autosave.

Newman

Also when station is saved by me, I can see that RS is doing controller backup. But I can't find the backup in any folder. 

Not in "...\RobotStudio\Backups"

Not in "...\RobotStudio\Projects\Project1\Virtual Controllers\BACKUP"

Does anyone know?

Newman

Seems like the controller backup stopped working when RS went from Solutions to Projects. 

In an old RS solution I can find the controller backup in "...\RobotStudio\Solutions\Solution 1\Backups"

Newman

Thanks! I found the backups from save project in the "Controller Data" folder as you said.

Let's hope that autosave will be fixed too.

/David

Maxim Riabichev

David, are you saying that the backups of VC's work? Do you have multiple version of your VC in Controller Data?

Newman

No, only one backups folder per robot controller.

I have three robot controllers in my current project so therefore three folders.

Maxim Riabichev

Alright, thanks.