Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 - Manual (Page 44)

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Workspace
Last updated 6/5/2015
Data Recovery Interval (Preferences, Default: 2 minutes) Setting a time interval that is too short may tend interrupt
your flow as you work, especially if you are working on extremely large or complex files. However, setting too long a
time interval may increase the potential for data loss in the event of a crash. Use your discretion to set a value that works
best for you.
Illustrator crashes during a Data Recovery operation If Illustrator crashes while the Data Recovery operation is either
saving a snapshot or opening a recovered file, then the Data Recovery option is turned off automatically. To continue
using the Data Recovery feature, you must re-enable it from the Preferences panel (Ctrl/Cmd + K).
How Data Recovery works
1 You open an Illustrator file, and have enabled the Data Recovery feature to run through the Preferences Panel.
2 At regular time intervals, as specified in the Data Recovery preferences, Illustrator takes a snapshot of your open file
with your current edits.
3 Illustrator and/or the open file are closed under two conditions:
• You close the file or exit Illustrator. The recovery snapshot file is deleted.
• Illustrator encounters an unexpected condition and crashes. The snapshot is retained.
4 When you restart Illustrator, if there are recoverable files available, a prompt is displayed to indicate that files have
been recovered.
5 Data Recovery snapshot files are automatically opened. The file name for such files contains the text [Recovered].
For example, if the file being edited when Illustrator crashed was named logo_review.ai, the recovered file will be
named logo_review [Recovered].ai.
Note: The restored file contains data at the time the last automatic save was performed. Any actions performed between
an automatic save and application crash is not saved.
6 When you attempt to save the file, the Save As dialog is displayed. Choose to overwrite the file or save the file with
a different file name, and then continue working on it.
Touch Workspace
Workspace layout and basics
The Touch workspace is an all-new reimagined, intuitive, and simplified workspace, designed to work with your
Windows 8 -powered touch-enabled device. The workspace is optimized for easy, quick, and efficient touch-based
interactions.