diff --git a/collects/scribblings/drscheme/files.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/drscheme/files.scrbl
index 8f85a5c460..1e632c2f58 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/drscheme/files.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/drscheme/files.scrbl
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ original file's name:
 
 }
 
-When a file in an active DrScheme editor is modified but not saved,
-DrScheme saves the file to a special autosave file, five minutes after
-the last save (just in case there is a power failure or some other
-catastrophic error). If the file is later saved, or if the user exists
-DrScheme without saving the file, the autosave file is removed. The
-autosave file is saved in the same directory as the original file, and
-the autosave file's name is generated from the original file's name:
+Every five minutes, DrScheme checks each open file. If any file is
+modified and not saved, DrScheme saves the file to a special autosave
+file (just in case there is a power failure or some other catastrophic
+error). If the file is later saved, or if the user exists DrScheme
+without saving the file, the autosave file is removed. The autosave
+file is saved in the same directory as the original file, and the
+autosave file's name is generated from the original file's name:
 
 @itemize{