# Accidentally pressed close without saving

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/accidentally-pressed-close-without-saving/146594>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Created:** [December 19, 2020, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/accidentally-pressed-close-without-saving/146594 "2020-12-19T08:39:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![cara.smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9e8a1a/32.png) [@cara.smith](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/cara.smith)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/accidentally-pressed-close-without-saving/146594/1 "2020-12-19T08:39:01Z")

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After 9 hours of work in sketch up I accidentally pressed ‘close without saving’. There was no autosave file where it is supposed to be, I have spent hours looking in my computer for skp, and skb. files and have only found the copy that I saved late last night. I know I saved a couple times today just by selecting ‘save’ but I can’t find anything anywhere. I purchased EaseUS data recovery wizard and now I’m so bombarded with files I don’t even know where to look. I have gone through some and haven’t had any luck. I’ve also followed all of the basic online instructions. I’m using a PC and I know that there is usually some weird place that contains these files. Please Help!

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**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/accidentally-pressed-close-without-saving/146594/2 "2020-12-19T09:35:28Z")

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Autosave files are retained only when SketchUp crashes or otherwise exits abnormally. When you close it, all temporary files are deleted.

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**Author:** ![cara.smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9e8a1a/32.png) [@cara.smith](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/cara.smith)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/accidentally-pressed-close-without-saving/146594/3 "2021-01-03T17:47:25Z")

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Yes thank you. I ended up having to redo all of my work.

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**Author:** ![monospaced](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/monospaced/32/53363_2.png) [@monospaced](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/monospaced)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/accidentally-pressed-close-without-saving/146594/4 "2021-01-03T19:15:33Z")

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> [@cara.smith](#):
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> I know I saved a couple times today just by selecting ‘save’ but I can’t find anything anywhere

Then it is 100% saved as a sketchup file on your PC, IF this is true. A saved file cannot be deleted automatically. The only way to lose it would be to manually delete it, so it’s on your machine. If you saved.