Where is the draft? :0/

[Majorana]

Hello!
Just a question that I could not find in the Help section.
I started writing a post in one of the forums, but since it was too late I saved it with the "Save draft" function (the floppy disk icon on the right) and went to sleep... Ok, now I am unable to find WHERE the draft has been saved! I expected to find some menu like "Saved Drafts", "Edit Draft", "Resume Draft" or the like... nothing!
Where is my saved draft????

 

[Ibix]

It should be there in the edit box of the thread you were posting in (you may need to refresh the page). I believe they are overwritten by any other post you start in that same thread, and I don't think they stay there forever (maybe a week or ten days?) even if saved.

If you saved last night (which is what I think you said), go back to the thread and refresh it. Hopefully the draft will be there.

 

[Majorana]

It should be there in the edit box of the thread you were posting in (you may need to refresh the page). I believe they are overwritten by any other post you start in that same thread, and I don't think they stay there forever (maybe a week or ten days?) even if saved.

If you saved last night (which is what I think you said), go back to the thread and refresh it. Hopefully the draft will be there.

I'm afraid not. Before posting here for help, I went back to that page after clearing the browser's cache, and there was nothing to see. I had not written other posts in the meantime, there or in other forums, and it was only 1 day later (started writing last night / resumed today)...

 

[Ibix]

Strange. I've just been doing some tests and it seems to work for me.

I'd suggest posting a link to the thread here and seeing if @Greg Bernhardt or @berkeman can look behind the scenes. But it may be gone.

 

[Majorana]

Strange. I've just been doing some tests and it seems to work for me.

I'd suggest posting a link to the thread here and seeing if @Greg Bernhardt or @berkeman can look behind the scenes. But it may be gone.

Don't worry, now switching off for the saturday's house chores, then will start over again, it's not a big deal. But good to know for the next time

 

[PeroK]

An initial draft?
That was typed and not posted?
Well, now it is gone!

 

[Baluncore]

A draft may still be there, but for multi-page threads it may be at the bottom of a different page for that thread. Drafts can be difficult to delete at times.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Looking at the settings, they should store for 72 hours. It should load automatically in the editor. I don't think I've really ever used this feature. Maybe others who do, can chime in.

 

[Majorana]

Looking at the settings, they should store for 72 hours. It should load automatically in the editor. I don't think I've really ever used this feature. Maybe others who do, can chime in.

Thank you so much Greg! Again, please don't worry. It could have been some occasional glitch, not worth losing time over it. Let's see if it happens again. Have a great weekend! (cold and rainy here... )