# Question about the “Backup Project” feature in ActivePresenter 10

**URL:** <https://talk.atomisystems.com/t/question-about-the-backup-project-feature-in-activepresenter-10/9763>\
**Category:** Support Questions\
**Created:** [September 25, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://talk.atomisystems.com/t/question-about-the-backup-project-feature-in-activepresenter-10/9763 "2025-09-25T08:13:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![SuperJojo2001](https://talk.atomisystems.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@SuperJojo2001](https://talk.atomisystems.com/u/SuperJojo2001)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://talk.atomisystems.com/t/question-about-the-backup-project-feature-in-activepresenter-10/9763/1 "2025-09-25T08:13:56Z")

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I have a question regarding the “Backup Project” feature in ActivePresenter 10.

In the preferences, I set the backup interval to _every minute_.  
My expectation was that the project file in my project folder would be updated accordingly — so that after each minute I would see the project file change or be overwritten.

However, this doesn’t seem to be the case. My project has been open for about 30 minutes, and I haven’t noticed any changes to the project file or any indication that it has been written to. ActivePresenter in the top menu still shows the asterisk (\*) next to my project file (_xxx.approj_), which indicates that there are unsaved changes.

Is there a way to check whether the project is actually being backed up automatically?

Thank you

Armin

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**Author:** ![PhuongThuy\_Le](https://talk.atomisystems.com/user_avatar/talk.atomisystems.com/phuongthuy_le/32/6090_2.png) [@PhuongThuy\_Le](https://talk.atomisystems.com/u/PhuongThuy_Le)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://talk.atomisystems.com/t/question-about-the-backup-project-feature-in-activepresenter-10/9763/2 "2025-09-25T09:00:59Z")

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Hi Armin,

Let me clarify how the Backup Project feature works in ActivePresenter 10.

The backup interval you set in **Preferences** does not relate to overwriting your main project file (the \*.approj file).  
Instead, ActivePresenter automatically creates separate backup copies in the Backup folder,

_**(Windows) C:\Users\<your\_user\_name\>\AppData\Roaming\ActivePresenter\backup**_  
_**(macOS) /Users/\<your\_user\_name\>/Library/Application\ Support/ActivePresenter/backup**_

These backup files are generated at the interval you set _(e.g., every minute)_ while your project is open.

That’s why you don’t see the main project file updating automatically, nor does the asterisk (\*) disappear because that still indicates unsaved changes in your current working file.

**Note** : You can see the backup files in the above folders, but we recommend that users not make any changes to that folder.

I hope this clears things up!

BR,  
Thuy

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**Author:** ![Marizane\_Brummer](https://talk.atomisystems.com/user_avatar/talk.atomisystems.com/marizane_brummer/32/4460_2.png) [@Marizane\_Brummer](https://talk.atomisystems.com/u/Marizane_Brummer)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 8:25am UTC](https://talk.atomisystems.com/t/question-about-the-backup-project-feature-in-activepresenter-10/9763/3 "2026-08-04T08:25:09Z")

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Hi I understand how the backup works, but for some reasom my back ups are not actually working. I have checked that I am in the correct file and also that I test with a interval onve I have made a change to a project - but the backup folder is empty. Is this feature broken?

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**Author:** ![Giang\_BTL](https://talk.atomisystems.com/user_avatar/talk.atomisystems.com/giang_btl/32/1677_2.png) [@Giang\_BTL](https://talk.atomisystems.com/u/Giang_BTL)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 9:51am UTC](https://talk.atomisystems.com/t/question-about-the-backup-project-feature-in-activepresenter-10/9763/4 "2026-08-04T09:51:40Z")

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Hi Marizane,

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Best regards,

Giang