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*Disclaimer - I am not the original creator of the script, all credit goes to Aiffe on Tumblr*
aiffe.tumblr.com/post/71936328…

I'm pretty sure a lot of people get the biggest peeves when SAI crashes on them and then loosing all progress when you've forgotten to save, well look no further the answer is here.

The script itself is easy enough, it's just an .exe file that must be ran after SAI has been opened. The autosave saves progress after every minute only when SAI is in focus on the screen. (e.g I'm using SAI then I look at something on Google chrome for ten minutes. SAI will not save during those 10 minutes and will begin to autosave again when I look back at SAI.)

After you quit SAI the autosave script will still run for a minute before quitting itself so if you re-open SAI you will need to re-run the script as well.

EDIT (4th November 2021): Download the autosave.exe here - drive.google.com/file/d/0B0kTd…

Now the batch file will simply allow you to run the autoscript.exe automatically when you launch SAI. To do this follow these simple steps.

EDIT: Please note this only works for a Windows PC

1. Open Notepad
2. Write this with each command on a new line, (Important: There is no space between @ and echo)

@ echo off
start "SAI" "( Destination Path to where you have saved SAI.exe )" %1
start "Autsosave" "( Destination Path to where you have saved autosave.exe )"

Example: (I currently have both files saved on my external hard drive)

@ echo off
start "SAI" "E:\PaintTool_SAI_English_Pack\PaintTool SAI English Pack\sai.exe" %1 <- THIS IS THE EXAMPLE
start "Autsosave" "E:\SAI AUtosave\autosave.exe"

Screenshot: screencast.com/t/YigSLjoM <- WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE WITH YOUR COMMAND PATHS

3. Save as RunSaiandautosave.bat to Desktop or where ever you want it (Or name it anything you like so long as it ends with .bat to create the batch file.)

4. Double click the batch file like running any other application and it should open up Paint Tool SAI and the autosave.exe

5. From there simply create a new document and save it before starting. The script should now autosave that document for you.

EDIT 2: (26th Mar, 2016)

It has come to my attention that if you have saved SAI.exe and the Autosave.exe into your Program files on the C: Drive then the batch file requires to be written slightly differently in order to access the .exe files. The solution is as such;

@ echo off (No space between @ and Echo)
start "SAI" C:\"Program Files\Paint Tool SAI\App\sai.exe"
start "Autosave" C:\"Program Files\autosave.exe"

EDIT 3: (7th July, 2016)
A.) Visual step by step tutorial can be found here ->
B.) I am currently looking for beta testers to see if these new autosave scripts I've made, work. Instead of saving every minute you can choose between 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes depending on which file you decide to use. The instructions are the same as the autosave above. Feedback is really appreciated.

New SAI Autosave Files - BetaAs to those who already know about my journal about making a batch file for the SAI autosave.exe

I have decided to have a go at creating new scripts with altered times. The original autosave.exe posted by Aiffe on Tumblr ( http://aiffe.tumblr.com/post/71936328207/autosave-script-for-paint-tool-sai ) saves at one minute intervals. For me this was rather annoying as the script blocks keyboard and mouse input every minute whilst it autosaves. Whilst it only effects me for a second everytime it can often put me off my drawing groove. (-Insert Kuzco here.-)

I have created four new variations of the autosave for 5, 10, 15, and 20 minutes respectf

Optional:

You can also set the batch file as your default opening program for SAI files (Or PSD files)

1. Right click the appropriate file
2. Select -> Open with default program
3. Search and select the newly created batch file.

Opening those files will now open them up in SAI and will run the autosave script.

Hope this helps people and all credit to original creator of the script. If I missed something feel free to comment