Project is "saving" in background every 6-7 seconds?

[Steveau]

Just noticed this on project today, (I am running the new .36 update since y'day).

The "Time" area on the control bar flares with a quick save every 6-7 seconds, 

 First I noticed that I couldn't open up any cascading menus because it times out and Save happens before I could get to my desired option from the dropdown.

I have checked the autosave settings and there doesn't seem to be anything amiss there.

Suggestions?

Thanks-

[Amberwolf]

If you have plugins that keep updating their settings, etc., like one of the old free guitar amp plugins I use, it can cause this.  

Might also happen if you have an external remote control device that is sending automation data to a plugin or synth that then tells Sonar it's state has changed.  if a control is "twitchy" and keeps sending an up and then a down over and over, it could "dirty" the project this way and trigger constant autosaves. 

 

If you turn off the "save every X number of changes" and only use the timed autosave, does it correct the problem?

 

If so, it's probably one of these things, or something similar, causing it.   

[Steveau]

Amberwolf,

your suggestion..."If you turn off the "save every X number of changes" and only use the timed autosave, does it correct the problem?"

was spot on.

Zeroed the save every x changes option, and the problem disappeared.

Thanks!