is a notebook option that specifies whether the notebook should automatically be saved after each piece of output generated by evaluation in it.
NotebookAutoSave
is a notebook option that specifies whether the notebook should automatically be saved after each piece of output generated by evaluation in it.
Examples
Basic Examples (1)
Create a notebook with NotebookAutoSave->True and save it to a file:
Check the time of creation of the notebook file:
When you evaluate an input, the notebook is automatically resaved:
Tech Notes
History
Introduced in 1996 (3.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1996), NotebookAutoSave, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookAutoSave.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1996. "NotebookAutoSave." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookAutoSave.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1996). NotebookAutoSave. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookAutoSave.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_notebookautosave, author="Wolfram Research", title="{NotebookAutoSave}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookAutoSave.html}", note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_notebookautosave, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={NotebookAutoSave}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookAutoSave.html}, note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}