FUCK ADOBE!

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    I finally got a very tough project approved this morning. All of a sudden my computer crashes and I can't open my after effects file. Auto save is set to every 15 minutes but my newest file is from last night. I have to recreate a day of work, aside from imported PSDs other linked files.

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    • this kind of shit makes you change careers...
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    • (activate Time machine if you use Apple and you'll maybe have different file versions saved somewhere :| )
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    • sounds odd - check where it was saved? maybe the autosaves are in another location, search hd for file name.shapesalad
    • AE autosaves are always adjacent to the project file *unless* you've manually set a custom location. Worth checking in prefs.evilpeacock
    • I used to put AE autosaves on a different volume/in Dropbox, etc. just to be sure, but organization gets chaotic after a while.evilpeacock
    • The autosave files were adjacent to the project file. I went into two recent temp aep files in the AME folder and was able to...CyBrainX
    • ...together the day's work. All my linked files were fine. It cost me less than an hour but it was terrifying. Most of that work had just been approved.CyBrainX
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