# Save a Show File

Source: https://help.malighting.com/grandMA3/2.3/HTML/sfh_save.html
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### Save To a Drive

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| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/tip_gray-269535.png) | **Hint:**                                                                                       |
|                                            | Saving a show file to an external drive automatically saves a show file to the internal drive.  |

To select and change the drive to save a show file on, for example, the USB drive:

1. Open the Backup menu.
2. Tap and hold Internal in the top right corner. A dropdown menu opens.
3. Select a drive, for example, the external USB drive **Removable D:\\**.  Save To Internal changes its name automatically adjusts to the name of the drive.
4. Tap Save to Removable D:/ to save the show on the selected USB drive.

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### Quick Save

To save the show file quickly:

- Press Menu and tap Quick Save.

\- OR-

- Pressing quickly 2 x Menu also makes a Quick Save.

To save a show by using the command line, use the [SaveShow keyword](/grandma3/2-3/keyword_saveshow/).

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### Auto Save

To save the show automatically in regular intervals:

1. Press Menu. The menu opens.
2. Tap  Backup and AutoSave Interval. A dropdown menu opens.
3. Select the desired Auto Save Interval, for example, **15 Minutes**.

   ![Update this description text.](/img/grandma3/2-3/menu_autosave_v2-2-f12a5d.png)

   AutoSave Interval
4. The auto save is set and a countdown with the time until the next auto save will be displayed in the title bar of the Backup menu. 

   ![Update this description text.](/img/grandma3/2-3/menu_backup_titlebar_v2-2-acde2a.png)

   Backup menu - Titlebar with Autosave Interval enabled.