# Will auto save affect Windows Rhino?

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/will-auto-save-affect-windows-rhino/14564>\
**Category:** Rhino for Mac\
**Created:** [December 2, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/will-auto-save-affect-windows-rhino/14564 "2014-12-02T17:12:35Z")\
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> [@ec2638](#):
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> Still, if technically possible, my opinion remains that Autosave and Versions should be features that one may choose to disable. Personally, I have no gripe with both being a default feature in Rhino OS X.

you can turn it off… quit rhino then using Terminal.app, enter this:

```
defaults write com.mcneel.rhinoceros ApplePersistence -bool no

```

that will disable autosave, bring SaveAs back to the file menu (instead of duplicate)… it also takes away the ability to add tags, rename, move via the window title (which i personally like a lot)

to change back to default behavior, enter the terminal command again but replace ‘no’ with ‘yes’

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that said, i haven’t completely tested it so i’m not sure if other unforeseen behaviors will result… ymmv

[EDIT]  
if you want to mess around testing it, i’d suggest making a copy of your current .plist prior to turning off ApplePersistence… restore your good .plist if something goes wrong…  
outlined here:

[http://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/mac/resetprefs](http://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/mac/resetprefs)

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