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Arawn999 Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#1: Aug 3rd 2022 at 10:28:21 PM

I clicked the "Saved Draft" button after writing a forum post, and when I clicked the "Add Post" button — which prior responses to this line of questioning indicate should load the draft in — all that appeared was a blank edit box, with no trace of the draft I'd supposedly saved. I'm confused and rather disappointed since I spent a long time composing that forum post. What went wrong here and is there a way for me to get the draft I was working on back?

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#2: Aug 5th 2022 at 8:54:25 AM

Were you on the same device? “Save post” doesn’t work between devices.

Karxrida The Unknown from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
The Unknown
#3: Aug 5th 2022 at 1:30:47 PM

It also doesn't save between threads.

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody remembers it, who else will you have ice cream with?
Arawn999 Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#4: Aug 11th 2022 at 11:02:15 AM

I was on the same device and the same thread. But I recently tried it again and it worked, so I don't know what went wrong.

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#5: Sep 13th 2022 at 6:33:15 PM

I put this in Bugs this morning; I'm experiencing the same thing.

Karxrida The Unknown from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
The Unknown
#6: Sep 13th 2022 at 7:36:01 PM

I've also started to experience it on my phone. I can't check my PC for a few days to see if it's across devices.

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody remembers it, who else will you have ice cream with?
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Lost in Space
#7: Sep 14th 2022 at 6:23:27 AM

Note that when I use the standard back and forward controls in my desktop browser, the text of drafts remains in the window, even without using the Save Draft button.

I just did use that button, though, and it worked.

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Arawn999 Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#8: Sep 14th 2022 at 7:09:53 AM

[up] Seems like it works sometimes, and sometimes it doesn't. Maybe it's the amount of text being saved and/or the web browser being used?

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