This file has been modified outside of Illustrator 2021

[violetjim]

Hello, I worked on a big illustration yesterday. While working on it I wanted to save my artwork and I received the 'This file has been modified outside of Illustrator' notification. I didn't know what it meant. I didn;t know it would have any impact on my saved file, but it did. I opened it again and everything I worked on it gone. I checked illustrators auto save settings, but I can't find the file anywhere. 

Can anyone please help me out ?

I'm using illustrator 2021 

[Monika Gause]

Which system?

Exactly where do you save files?

[violetjim]

Ios el capitan

Saved locally on my laptop

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

Please try and disable "Save in background" in the Preferences