Update: I restored the document to the 223MB version and opened it and somehow...I'm back in business. I found it. I lost a day of work but I really don't care... Now how the hell did I make it so big? How do I simplify it.

Oh I'm not giving up. I'm desperate to figure out where my work went (i don't have the heart to outright create it...I really just want to at least see it one more time so I can at least have an idea of what I had already done). I tried to attach the file but it is too big for the forum. I've got in...

SO...I'm In over my head. :) thanks for the help everybody. Trying to sort this out. lets start by saying I should have read the manual before drawing an enormous map. That being said. A little more info. I'm running Mac OS 10.10.5 (Yosemite) on my MacBook and/or my Mac desktop (not sure right now o...

Well, I'm starting to think that I must have deleted some aspect of the file (if that's possible). I'm wondering, do layers save as separate files on the hard drive. If so, maybe I deleted that primary layer? I'm thinking as I was clearing room from the hard drive I cleared some crucial part of the ...

So the file appears to be the same size. 60+ MB but I'm starting to think I somehow managed to delete the file or at least the layer. I don't know if its recoverable but I'm betting I deleted it and emptied my trash. I give up

I'm working on a fairly large document ( a map with a high level of detail), yesterday I saved the work and closed the program. When I opened it again today, all of my work is missing. I had two layers originally, and was working with one layer hidden. I can now unhide that layer, but the basic laye...

So it is a large file (60 mb). As far as I can tell its not auto saving but I don't know. I'm not really sure at this point. Thanks for your help

Hi, I'm new to Inkscape and I'm suddenly having issues with storage on my computer that seem to come from my use of Inkscape. I am a novice with computer issues and am wondering if its because of something I did wrong either in installing or using the program. I'm using Inkscape to create a large, h...