Design Journal crashed please help
Design Journal crashed please help
(OP)
I created a 10 page document in the Design Journal inside a Part Model file. The Model and Journal Document were saved after completion many times. Then I started a new Assembly Model and I immediately received a message saying the Jounal Document has errored and will close. I then tried to re-open the Journal but it would not. So I shut down SolidWorks, ReStarted and open the Part Model. I opened the Journal but found ony a small portion of a single page. I lost the entire rest of the document. I know I did multiple save prior to crashing. I then shut down SolidWorks again and opened Word up directly and it says failed to recover document.
There must be a way to recover this document...When you save the journal file where is it saving to? Please Help many hours will be lost...
Tom.
There must be a way to recover this document...When you save the journal file where is it saving to? Please Help many hours will be lost...
Tom.
Tom Malinski
Sr Design Engineer
OKay Industries
New Britain CT






RE: Design Journal crashed please help
I believe the DJ is stored as an integral part of the SW file, so unless you saved a separate copy while in Word, you may be SOL.
Do you have the SW auto-backup option enabled? If so you should be able to retrieve a version from there Check Tools > Options > System Options > Backups to see what settings & location is being used.
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Design Journal crashed please help
Wow, old huh??
Tom Malinski
Sr Design Engineer
OKay Industries
New Britain CT
RE: Design Journal crashed please help
Tom Malinski
Sr Design Engineer
OKay Industries
New Britain CT
RE: Design Journal crashed please help
Word also has auto-save settings, check those to see if you were lucky.
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Design Journal crashed please help
Tom Malinski
Sr Design Engineer
OKay Industries
New Britain CT
RE: Design Journal crashed please help
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091