How to Recover Timed Backup (.TMB) files for Windows Screenwriter

Windows Screenwriter creates a timed backup of your document as you write, usually saving about every five minutes but the interval can be set as frequently as every minute by using the Tools>Options menu command, click on the Startup/Files tab, and setting the Timed Backup Frequency option.

If Screenwriter crashes, you may recover the timed backup version of your document by using the following steps.

To manually retrieve a Timed Backup:

1. Click on File > Open.
2. From the "Files of Type" list at the bottom of the window, choose Timed Backups.
3. At the top of the window, select the folder designated as the Timed Backup location; by default, this is under Documents (or My Documents) > Screenwriter Documents > Timed Backups.
4. Select the Timed Backup with the name of your document (e.g. [name of your file].tmb) and click Open.
5. Assuming this has most (or all) of the data you were working on, click on File > Save As and save the file into the folder where you normally store your files.  You might want to opt to save under a slightly different name (e.g. [name of your file]_v2.mmsw).

Screenwriter also creates backup copies (.BK) of previous versions of your documents every time you save (File>Save or CTRL+S).  Here is a link that describes the difference between .TMB and .BK documents.

LINK:  Understanding difference between Timed Backups (.tmb) and Previous Version Backups (.BK) files

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