SKB File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .skb
Full Name SketchUp Backup Document
Type Backup File
Developer Trimble Inc.
Associated Software SketchUp
Format Binary
Primary Usage Auto-saving project backup
MIME Type application/octet-stream
Can contain 3D models, textures, logical structure of the project
Backup Creation Automatically by SketchUp upon saving the .skp file
Recovery Option Manual, by renaming to .skp
Backup Frequency Every save operation
Compression No, unless manually applied
Encryption No native encryption
Version Control Not by filename, managed by user
File Size Varies, depending on the complexity of the SketchUp model
Usability Restoration of previous version of SketchUp files
Advantage Data loss prevention
Limitation Space consumption due to duplicating files
Operating Systems Windows, macOS
Path for Windows C:Users[UserName]AppDataRoamingSketchUpSketchUp [Version]SketchUpWorkingSKP
Path for macOS /Users/[UserName]/Library/Application Support/SketchUp [Version]/SketchUp/WorkingSKP/