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ArchiCAD AutoSave Recovery Directory (ARCHICAD AutoSave)

Space: 5 GB – 25 GB+ creative Windows, macOS
Quick Answer: ArchiCAD stores temporary project recovery backups in the AutoSave directory. Deleting old recovery backups is safe.

Bottom Line: It is 100% safe to clear ARCHICAD AutoSave if you have saved and closed your active .pln architecture project.

What is the ArchiCAD AutoSave Folder?

Located at %LocalAppData%\Graphisoft\ARCHICAD AutoSave on Windows (or ~/Library/Application Support/GRAPHISOFT/ARCHICAD AutoSave on Mac), ArchiCAD caches temporary project recovery files.

How to Delete ArchiCAD AutoSave

rmdir /s /q "%LocalAppData%\Graphisoft\ARCHICAD AutoSave"

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