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To Repair a Drawing File Damaged by a System
Failure
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By: Help
Oct 06 2016
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1. If the program encounters a problem and cannot continue, it displays an error message and, for some
errors, an error code. Record the error code number, save changes the drawing if possible, and exit.
2. Restart the product.
 3. In the Drawing Recovery window, under Backup Files, double-click the drawing node to expand it, and
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double-click one of the drawing or backup files to open it.
If the program detects that the drawing has been damaged, a message is displayed asking if you want to
proceed.

4. Enter y to proceed.
As the program attempts to repair the drawing, a diagnostic report is displayed. The output from the
audit is written to an audit log (ADT) file if the AUDITCTL system variable is set to 1.
Note: AUDITCTL is set to 0, by default.
5. Depending on whether the repair is successful, do one of the following:

If the repair is successful, the drawing opens. Save the drawing file.
If the program cannot repair the file, a message is displayed. In that case, choose one of the other
drawing or backup files listed in the Drawing Recovery window beginning with step 3.

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About Recovering from a System Failure (https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-lt/learn-
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