diff --git a/diylc/diylc-core/src/main/resources/update.xml b/diylc/diylc-core/src/main/resources/update.xml
index f15b3199..42f27abf 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-core/src/main/resources/update.xml
+++ b/diylc/diylc-core/src/main/resources/update.xml
@@ -361,6 +361,10 @@
 					<changeType>IMPROVEMENT</changeType>
 					<description>When a switch position is selected (i.e. set to a value other than None), DIYLC will treat the terminals that are internally connected in that switching logic as connected in analysis tools</description>
 				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
+				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
+					<changeType>IMPROVEMENT</changeType>
+					<description>Increase maximum size of the backup folder from 64MB to 1GB for deeper history</description>
+				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
 				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
 					<changeType>BUG_FIX</changeType>
 					<description>Alignment issues of some visual elements in the resulting Gerber files, e.g. DIL IC pin designators</description>
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/src/main/java/org/diylc/swing/plugins/autosave/AutoSavePlugin.java b/diylc/diylc-swing/src/main/java/org/diylc/swing/plugins/autosave/AutoSavePlugin.java
index 5b737dc3..c029ae4a 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-swing/src/main/java/org/diylc/swing/plugins/autosave/AutoSavePlugin.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-swing/src/main/java/org/diylc/swing/plugins/autosave/AutoSavePlugin.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class AutoSavePlugin implements IPlugIn {
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(AutoSavePlugin.class);
 
   public static long BACKUP_FREQ_MS = 60 * 1000;
-  public static int MAX_TOTAL_SIZE_MB = 64;
+  public static int MAX_TOTAL_SIZE_MB = 1024;
 
   private ExecutorService executor;