# 2.12.1 Saving workspace and batch

Workspaces can be saved &lt;<span data-highlighted="true" data-vc="highlighted-text"><span class="_kqswh2mm"><span class="_5pioz8co _189e1dm9 _1il9buyh _19lc184f _d0altlke" data-testid="definition-highlighter">CTRL</span></span></span>+S&gt; or “save as” (either scenario or results)/batch by using the default option SEAMCAT offers in the File menu. The file extension is appended automatically. These are SEAMCAT-specific file extensions. The .sws, .swr, sbj and sbr format are equivalent to a .zip file. Table 5 provides an overview and a description of the files contained per extension.

When closing SEAMCAT without previously having saved or closed the workspace, a prompt window will appear asking whether any changes to the workspace should be saved.

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<div class="fabric-editor-block-mark fabric-editor-alignment align-center" data-align="center" id="bkmrk-figure-37%3A-illustrat">**Figure 37: Illustration of how to create or open a workspace and its associated file name**</div>[![image.png](https://wiki.cept.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/OEPT78zUMJa45OKb-image.png)](https://wiki.cept.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/OEPT78zUMJa45OKb-image.png)

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</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">**SEAMCAT extension**

</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">**Files contained**

</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">**S**EAMCAT **W**orkspace **S**cenario

</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">.sws

</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Scenario.xml

</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">**S**EAMCAT **W**orkspace **R**esults

</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">.swr

</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Scenario.xml and results.xml

</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">**S**EAMCAT **b**atch **j**ob

</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">.sbj

</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Batch.xml

</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">**S**EAMCAT **b**atch **r**esults

</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">.sbr

</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Batch.xml and workspace xy\_results.xml

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