Why does Cubase delete recent bak files arbitrarily?

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@GlennO

The .bak files have one purpose and one purpose only: to allow you to recover from a Cubase crash. If Cubase crashes and you need to recover a version more recent than your latest save, use the .bak file. That’s the answer to the question in the thread title. Since .bak files are only for the purpose of crash recovery, Cubase can and will delete them when you quit.