# Automatic backup

**URL:** <https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/automatic-backup/10304>\
**Category:** TaxCycle General\
**Created:** [March 13, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/automatic-backup/10304 "2025-03-13T15:08:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dawne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@dawne](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/dawne)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/automatic-backup/10304/1 "2025-03-13T15:08:31Z")

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My computer unexpectly shut down. Where do I find the automatic backup of the file I was working on?

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**Author:** ![AlbertaEFileT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@AlbertaEFileT](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/AlbertaEFileT)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/automatic-backup/10304/2 "2025-03-13T17:02:40Z")

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This might help:

> **[Auto-Save and Recovery](https://www.taxcycle.com/resources/help-topics/security/auto-save-and-recovery/)**
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> TaxCycle automatically saves a recovery file so that if you close suddenly, it can take you back to where you left off.