diff --git a/nw/core/project.py b/nw/core/project.py
index 213426d8..dce4d0fb 100644
--- a/nw/core/project.py
+++ b/nw/core/project.py
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ class NWProject():
             hexVersion = xRoot.attrib["hexVersion"]
         if "fileVersion" in xRoot.attrib:
             fileVersion = xRoot.attrib["fileVersion"]
+
+        # The following are deprecated and will be removed
         if "saveCount" in xRoot.attrib:
             self.saveCount = checkInt(xRoot.attrib["saveCount"], 0, False)
         if "autoCount" in xRoot.attrib:
@@ -409,6 +411,14 @@ class NWProject():
                     elif xItem.tag == "author":
                         logger.verbose("Author: '%s'" % xItem.text)
                         self.bookAuthors.append(xItem.text)
+                    elif xItem.tag == "saveCount":
+                        self.saveCount = checkInt(xItem.text, 0)
+                    elif xItem.tag == "autoCount":
+                        self.autoCount = checkInt(xItem.text, 0)
+                    elif xItem.tag == "editTime":
+                        self.editTime = checkInt(xItem.text, 0)
+
+                    # The following is deprecated, and will be removed
                     elif xItem.tag == "backup":
                         self.doBackup = checkBool(xItem.text, False)
 
@@ -417,7 +427,9 @@ class NWProject():
                 for xItem in xChild:
                     if xItem.text is None:
                         continue
-                    if xItem.tag == "spellCheck":
+                    if xItem.tag == "doBackup":
+                        self.doBackup = checkBool(xItem.text, False)
+                    elif xItem.tag == "spellCheck":
                         self.spellCheck = checkBool(xItem.text, False)
                     elif xItem.tag == "autoOutline":
                         self.autoOutline = checkBool(xItem.text, True)
@@ -489,21 +501,23 @@ class NWProject():
             "appVersion"  : str(nw.__version__),
             "hexVersion"  : str(nw.__hexversion__),
             "fileVersion" : "1.1",
-            "saveCount"   : str(self.saveCount),
-            "autoCount"   : str(self.autoCount),
             "timeStamp"   : formatTimeStamp(saveTime),
-            "editTime"    : str(int(self.editTime + saveTime - self.projOpened)),
         })
 
+        editTime = int(self.editTime + saveTime - self.projOpened)
+
         # Save Project Meta
         xProject = etree.SubElement(nwXML, "project")
         self._packProjectValue(xProject, "name", self.projName,  True)
         self._packProjectValue(xProject, "title", self.bookTitle, True)
         self._packProjectValue(xProject, "author", self.bookAuthors)
-        self._packProjectValue(xProject, "backup", self.doBackup)
+        self._packProjectValue(xProject, "saveCount", str(self.saveCount))
+        self._packProjectValue(xProject, "autoCount", str(self.autoCount))
+        self._packProjectValue(xProject, "editTime", str(editTime))
 
         # Save Project Settings
         xSettings = etree.SubElement(nwXML, "settings")
+        self._packProjectValue(xSettings, "doBackup", self.doBackup)
         self._packProjectValue(xSettings, "spellCheck", self.spellCheck)
         self._packProjectValue(xSettings, "autoOutline", self.autoOutline)
         self._packProjectValue(xSettings, "lastEdited", self.lastEdited)
diff --git a/sample/nwProject.nwx b/sample/nwProject.nwx
index b7b0bde0..88ce6d2f 100644
--- a/sample/nwProject.nwx
+++ b/sample/nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="0.8.0rc1" hexVersion="0x000800c1" fileVersion="1.1" saveCount="270" autoCount="40" timeStamp="2020-06-04 19:14:21" editTime="4118">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="0.8.0rc1" hexVersion="0x000800c1" fileVersion="1.1" timeStamp="2020-06-05 20:53:20">
   <project>
     <name>Sample Project</name>
     <title>Sample Project</title>
     <author>Jane Smith</author>
     <author>Jay Doh</author>
-    <backup>False</backup>
+    <saveCount>273</saveCount>
+    <autoCount>40</autoCount>
+    <editTime>4125</editTime>
   </project>
   <settings>
+    <doBackup>False</doBackup>
     <spellCheck>True</spellCheck>
     <autoOutline>True</autoOutline>
     <lastEdited>636b6aa9b697b</lastEdited>
@@ -24,9 +27,6 @@
       <unnumbered>%title%</unnumbered>
       <scene>Scene %ch%.%sc%: %title%</scene>
       <section></section>
-      <withSynopsis>True</withSynopsis>
-      <withComments>True</withComments>
-      <withKeywords>False</withKeywords>
     </titleFormat>
     <status>
       <entry blue="100" green="100" red="100">New</entry>