As the title says, the first version of 2025 still supported background saving, but after the update, it no longer works either. For the Windows version, small files are fine, but if the project file is very large, saving takes forever — during that time, you're just stuck waiting for several minutes or even 10 minutes. Why was such a great feature removed? Although I see a background task option in the settings for the 2026 version, it's completely useless!
I've noticed similar complaints from users working with large project files. It might not be that the feature was intentionally removed, but rather that the implementation changed and isn't behaving the same way as it did in early 2025 releases.
A couple of questions that could help narrow it down:
Does the issue happen with all projects or only very large ones?
Are you saving locally, to a network drive, or to cloud storage?
Have you checked whether any background task is actually running in Task Manager during the save process?
If the "Background Tasks" option is still present but saving remains fully blocking, it sounds like something may not be functioning as intended. Hopefully the developers can clarify whether this is a bug, a limitation, or a design change in 2026.
I agree that background saving was one of those features you didn't fully appreciate until it was gone. When working with large projects, being able to continue editing while a save operation ran in the background was a real productivity boost.
I've noticed that save times can become quite significant with files containing lots of high-resolution images, linked assets, transparency effects, or complex vectors. The problem isn't just the wait itself—it's the interruption to the workflow.
Have you checked whether the files are stored locally or on a network/cloud-synced drive? I've seen save performance vary quite a bit depending on where the file is being written.
It would be interesting to hear from the Corel team whether background saving was intentionally removed, temporarily disabled, or replaced by a different mechanism that isn't working as expected.
Indeed, the 2026 version no longer supports background saving, and the interface freezes every time it is saved. Even the new version 27.1.0.129 still has this issue