Hi there,
I believe you'll save yourself a lot of time and anxiety by simply creating a folder in your computer and saving your files there rather than using your flash drive as your primary file storage.
I haven't worked on SCAL—have just downloaded the evaluation versions—but if it creates an auto backup similar to MSWord, then you have the advantage of getting that file stored in your computer, back up (or SCAL may have a way of giving you that option).
If you're on Windows, flash drives, memory sticks and other removable media are susceptible to malicious software, aka
malware, whose origin you'll never guess (the Internet is one such source and these malwares work in the background without you noticing). These can lock you out of your flash drive, render your files unreadable and potentially damage the drive itself if you don't catch it.
I suggest to treat your removable media as backup by copying your files to it or when you need portability or transport (say, having your artwork printed elsewhere).
Then again, as
LisaH pointed out from your post, it may have been oversight—always save your files, or "Save [it] As" another version to keep the first version intact.
(emphasis on quote below mine)RE:
cduchx wrote:...Here's how I do a project - I'm sure I'm not utilizing all SCAL 3 has to offer
I design my entire project - go up to file and click "Save project as" - then save it to my flash drive with it's name - Like "Family Birthday Board"
Then later on when I want to make one - I open that file (from my flash drive) and edit it to fit the size I need.... I don't utilize the layers part...Like if I want to just cut the months - I delete everything but that, and cut the months only, so on and so forth...
then close w/o saving...
Otherwise, if you've been used to working with Microsoft Office applications and know that it auto saves your files for you, then you must have subconsciously assumed it does the same. ĂĽ
