(mac) Go to older save?

[Mr_GraeGrae]

so I was just about finished a video and idk what happened, but I saved and quit because I had to go do something, and when I came back I had 2 of the 5 video tracks I had, and 1 of 3 audio tracks. I had edits from what I’ve just done, to when started, but some in the middle are gone all music (using the 3 audio tracks) were gone even though i had some in the 1st audio track (i only had one left from the very start of the vid). and since I saved and quit, I can’t go back to before what I did today. Is there any way I can go back into save files and get back over 10 hours of work? or do I have to redo it all?

[Hudson555x]

There is an Autosave folder in the App Data Directory.
Settings - App Data Directory - Show

Read this to understand how Autosave works:

Autosave not working

Autosave is always working and cannot be turned on or off. It does not save to your existing project. It saves to a hidden file in your app data directory, and then that is checked when you reopen a project. It is only meant for crash recovery. Every 30 seconds it checks if the project is modified (window title bard shows an asterisk except macOS which uses the red dot) and saves to this backup. In case you think it is not working, make a change, wait 30 seconds, and look at the end of View > A…

You might want to start using Save As before you exit, as this allows you to save the file to different locations and with different file names.

File > Save and Save As

These actions save your project to a file format that is specific to Shotcut so you can resume editing at a later time. If you want to output a video (or audio only) file that plays in any other media player or to share use Export. Save [shotcut_2020-08-06_08-24-51] Saves current project to a .mlt file you name. Repeat using Save continues to save current project to the same specified file. Shortcut Ctrl+S (macOS Cmd+S) Save As [2020-08-06_08-35-43] Saves current project to a .mlt file you…

[Mr_GraeGrae]

@Hudson555x

There is an Autosave folder in the App Data Directory .
Settings - App Data Directory - Show

I found the save file but its empty… does that mean i have to redo everything?

[shotcut]

Yes, autosave is not a backup or revision control system. It is only there to recover from a crash. In your case, it did not crash. You should check your file system and the Recent panel in Shotcut. Perhaps there is a different copy of the project file with the same or similar name, and you are loading something older and there is a newer version elsewhere on the system.