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diff --git a/src/jalview/io/BackupFiles.java b/src/jalview/io/BackupFiles.java
index 9112042..14c1260 100644
--- a/src/jalview/io/BackupFiles.java
+++ b/src/jalview/io/BackupFiles.java
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ public class BackupFiles
       {
         String tempfilename = file.getName();
         File tempdir = file.getParentFile();
+        tempdir.mkdirs();
         Console.trace(
                 "BACKUPFILES [file!=null] attempting to create temp file for "
                         + tempfilename + " in dir " + tempdir);