# RECOVERYMODE System Variable [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [R](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/R/(R).md) **Function Description:** The RECOVERYMODE system variable is used to control whether to record drawing recovery information after a system failure. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Registry | | Initial value | 2 | | Range | 0,1,2 | **System Variable Value:** **0:** do not record recovery information. Do not display "Drawing recovery" window automatically after a system failure and delete all recovery information in system register. **1:** record recovery information. Do not display "Drawing recovery" window automatically after a system failure. **2:** record recovery information. Display "Drawing recovery" window in next task automatically after a system failure. --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/R/RECOVERYMODE%20System%20Variable--c4ba31aed7e3.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/R/RECOVERYMODE%20System%20Variable--c4ba31aed7e3.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/R/RECOVERYMODE%20System%20Variable--c4ba31aed7e3.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/System%20Variables/R/RECOVERYMODE%20System%20Variable--c4ba31aed7e3.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/R/RECOVERYMODE%20System%20Variable--c4ba31aed7e3.md) · [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/R/RECOVERYMODE%20System%20Variable--c4ba31aed7e3.md)