Did Vegas just delete my work???

Marc S wrote on 10/19/2013, 3:07 PM
I was having some problems with window settings in the latest version of Vegas 12 so I pressed Ctrl + Shift when restarting Vegas to resetting preferences. It asked me if I wanted to rest my cache and I said yes. Now my project I just spent 10 hours on is gone and I cannot find it. Did Vegas really just delete my project file?

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Marc S wrote on 10/19/2013, 3:13 PM
Thankfully it was a false alarm. I forgot that I had saved the project file in a different location from the media. So no Vegas did not delete my work but if it had...
musicvid10 wrote on 10/19/2013, 3:20 PM
The dog ate it . . .
Former user wrote on 10/19/2013, 4:01 PM
...it fell in a puddle and was ruined. I'll have it for you tomorrow...I swear.
ritsmer wrote on 10/21/2013, 6:25 AM
@ Marc S - maybe I'm not too bright - but I am curious: How can you spend 10 hours editing busily without saving-with-a-new-name at least once every half hour ?
Probably it is just me - being from a time when Windows couldn't run for more than a couple of hours (or sometimes even less) with any program before giving yet another a BSOD ?
ushere wrote on 10/21/2013, 7:46 AM
+1 ritsmer - even with word i save every few minutes ;-(

if there's one thing i hate more than redoing what i've already done, it's my own stupidity for getting in such a situation....
Kimberly wrote on 10/21/2013, 9:00 AM
You probably already know this but here is a reminder -- you can choose "File" from the Vegas toolbar and you should see a list of recent projects. You can disable this or limit the number of files displayed. I leave this at six. Of course that won't help if you have moved or renamed files outside of Vegas, but it might help if you hunting for a lost file.

You can also look in the Windows "Recent" folder and see short-cuts to your recent activity. I think I have that disabled on my computer. If it comes to that, I just use the search function.

Back in the DOS era I picked up the habit of saving every few minutes. For example, Manta1, Manta2, Manta3, and so on. Then when I have the finished product, I give it a final name, make a copy with the same name, and put them in their proper folder. Then I delete all the incremental copies. Coming from public accounting, I remember seeing client working papers that said Budget, Budget Final, Budget New Final, Budget New Revised Final. I suppose that's why I'm so fastidious about my own file structure.