The Project Management group includes the Project category and the Backup Project Before Save preference. This preference is only supported when you open the Mechanical application independently. Options include Yes (default) and No. This preference instructs the application to create a backup folder of all simulation files prior to saving the simulation to make sure that you do not lose any data in the event of an error during the process of saving your project. The directory is automatically named [projectname].mech_backup and is contained in the active project directory.

The application automatically removes the backup directory when it successfully saves your project. If the application does not successfully save your project, the backup folder is available. In this instance, the application prompts you with the following dialog to take corrective action.