Where does auto-saved files go after exceeding the maximum project versions?

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Good Day! I have stumbled a very huge mistake during my editing, I have my auto-save in every five minutes but I need to go back 5 hours in my editing but my auto-saves has only the files that goes way back 2-3 hours before. The files have exceeded the maximum project versions that's why I am here to ask on where the auto-save files go after exceeding the limit. Thank you in advance! 🙂

[Ann Bens · Accepted solution]

As soon it reaches the max it overwrites the first auto save.

If I were you make Save a Copy to another drive every so often. These files are unique.

FAQ: When to use "Save A Copy," or "Save As," and ...

[R Neil Haugen]

Ann's comment is spot-on.

I learned that auto-save can NOT save you if corruption gets into the project and you didn't notice it. Doing 'save a copy' elsewhere on the machine is absolutely a GOOD idea, and doing iterative "save-as" steps with every major move forward in the project can be a life-saver also.

Neil