When I am building a posting, my work is deleted now when I close MSW

[Doug McKenzie]

Folks,

 

It used to be that I could start to build a posting and then quit MSW and when I came back my work was saved. I could continue to build the posting and then eventially submit it.  Now my work is deleted.  Is there some way I can have the old functionality back or is this a permenant change? 

 

Thanks

 

Doug

[ccoyle]

I just tried it out and got the same result. I guess it's a thing now. James H would know more about it.

[thibaultron]

If I am building a long post, rather than a quick reply, I make a Word file of the post, and save it. Then I can finish it later. Once it is done, while still in Word, I select and copy the text, then paste it into the forum block. This has several advantages, especially if you are adding to your build thread. First, you are saving what you made, for your future use, without having to go back searching through the thread. Second, I generally create the post, save it, and wait an hour or so, and reread it, with a fresh mind. It is amazing how many mistakes I find, or decide that I need to change a section, to make it clearer. Lastly you can spell and grammar check it.

It also helps you in a couple years if you can go back through the files on your computer to remember just how the heck you did X task. Also don't forget the great MSW crash! If this happens again you have all the files to restore the start of any builds you were in the middle of.

[James H]

How odd. I just tested this and left the site. I came back and went to the same place and my text was still there 🤔 

[Doug McKenzie]

James did you completely leave MSW or just go to a different window.  If you did leave MSW then it really is odd since both myself and ccoyle experienced the same problem.  Maybe you did something before you left that initiated a save?

[James H]

4 minutes ago, Doug McKenzie said:

James did you completely leave MSW.

 

Yes.

[Doug McKenzie]

If you did leave MSW then it really is odd since both myself and ccoyle experienced the same problem.  Maybe you did something before you left that initiated a save?

[Knocklouder]

Hi,  when I am making a post and leave than come back the text is still there but any pictures are not. Please don't ask what settings I use lol.

Bob M.

[James H]

3 hours ago, Doug McKenzie said:

If you did leave MSW then it really is odd since both myself and ccoyle experienced the same problem.  Maybe you did something before you left that initiated a save?

I sure did leave. I came back and the text was still there, in the test area I was going to post it. I didn't do anything that I wouldn't normally do when it comes back to post text I'd written.