Auto Save/Cache Feature?

Is there any chance Photoshop can develop a Auto Save/Cache feature, kind of similar to what Microsoft Word and other programs use?
If you're not familiar, if the program crashes or closes without saving, upon re-opening the program, it gives you a message to recover the unsaved data.
I'm tired of constantly getting crashing glitches in my photoshop program that causes me to lose all the work I've done.
I know the simple solution is to constantly save your work, but when I get into the zone with my work and I start getting on a roll with my artwork, I don't always remember to save.
I can work for a few hours when I get into my zone, and when the program glitches and crashes, all that data, artwork, inspiration and time is lost forever, and it is very discouraging.
I think developing an Auto Save/Cache feature would greatly benefit the program and help artists like me greatly.

Noel Carboni wrote:
Though it always seems to work for me, some Windows users have reported that it doesn't actually auto-save for them.
They need to move to OS X, then. It has better aesthetics, too.

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