# Recover writing after a failure or conflict

> Know which version is in the browser and which is saved in the workspace.

Canonical: https://ownpost.fyi/docs/guides/recovery

## Before you begin

A draft with unfinished changes.

## Steps

1. Read the save status: Waiting to save, Saving to workspace, Saved to workspace, Could not save and Autosave paused have different meanings.

2. Reopen the editor after a reload. If a browser recovery copy exists, inspect the recovered text and any Select these media files again notice. Select missing files again or explicitly continue without them.

3. If another session or assistant changed the post, autosave pauses. Choose Copy my edits to retain your text before replacing the local version.

4. Alternatively choose Save my edits as another draft. Leave Include independent copies of available media checked to copy uploaded attachments and upload pending files separately; turn it off if a source attachment is no longer available. The original stays unchanged.

5. Open rescued draft to inspect the result. Once your local work is safe, use Reload saved post and confirm the reload to see the newer workspace version.

## A practical example

If your assistant edits a draft while you are still typing in another tab, use Save my edits as another draft to retain your version. Open the rescued draft, then compare it with the current workspace version.

## Check the result

You retain the version you wanted without replacing someone else's newer edit.

## Troubleshooting

A rescue draft preserves text, metadata and successfully copied media, but starts without a schedule or publication approval. If a pending upload fails, the created draft remains accessible and the original local files stay in the editor. Browser storage can be cleared or unavailable; a recovery copy is not server persistence.

## Keep going

[Sign in and resume interrupted work](https://ownpost.fyi/docs/guides/signin)

[Write and save your first post](https://ownpost.fyi/docs/guides/write)

## Related

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