Where Does VEGAS Pro Store Projects and Autosaves?
VEGAS Pro stores projects (.veg) where you save them and writes autosaves to the Temporary files folder set in Preferences. Manual saves also create .veg.bak copies in the project folder.
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A VEGAS Pro project is a .veg file in a location you choose in Save As. There is no fixed default project folder.
Crash recovery depends on autosave files in the Temporary files folder. Those files use .autosave.veg extension and are removed on clean exit.
Where VEGAS Pro stores this, by platform
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\VEGAS Pro\<version>
Default Temporary files folder set in Options > Preferences > General. Example is C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\VEGAS Pro\22.0. Contains *.autosave.veg files saved about every 5 minutes when enabled. Replace <version> with installed version such as 21.0 or 22.0.
<project-folder>\<project-name>.veg.bak
Manual save backup created next to the .veg file in your chosen project folder. Independent from autosave. VEGAS Pro 23 also supports scheduled backups to Temporary Files Folder, Current Project Folder or custom folder under Advanced Save.
Frequently asked questions
How do I recover after a crash?
Restart VEGAS Pro and accept the prompt to open the backup file. If no prompt appears, open the Temporary files folder from Preferences > General and look for .autosave.veg files, then open and Save As.
Can I change autosave location?
Yes. Go to Options > Preferences > General > Temporary files folder > Browse. In VEGAS Pro 23, backup location is set separately under Advanced Save as Temporary Files Folder, Current Project Folder or Select Folder.
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