Help me restore a closed tab

[Mouthwash]

My tabs crashed, one of them with my extensive list of bugs and complaints about Stellaris. HOW DO I RESTORE THEM?!

EDIT: No, I did not save the draft. Didn't even realize the option was there.

 

[Mouthwash]

Thanks guys, super helpful.

 

[Fishman786]

If you didn't delete the draft they will still be there. I think.

 

[Mouthwash]

WHERE?!? I didn't save a draft. Is it automatic?

 

[Aardvark Bellay]

WHERE?!? I didn't save a draft. Is it automatic?

yes

 

[Mouthwash]

I don't see anything. Would it kill you to actually give me some information instead of simply affirming that it is possible?

 

[Aardvark Bellay]

I don't see anything. Would it kill you to actually give me some information instead of simply affirming that it is possible?

Yes, it would probably kill me at this time of the day...
Not much to say. You didn't provide much information about your tabs and drafts either.

The text should be in the Reply window.
Alternatively open the edit window for the post.
Maybe the draft got lost when it crashed.

If it was just a new thread you started, then that will likely be gone, but i'm not sure.
Click on Post A New Thread and check.

It's Tuesday morning in Europe by the way.
Support for this forum probably had its first coffee..

 

[TinyWiking]

• When making a post, make sure the title is accurate.
• ALL CAPS isn't necessary to get a response.
• Google is more appropriate for this particular issue: https://www.howtogeek.com/125010/re...firefox-opera-internet-explorer-9-and-safari/

 

[Mouthwash]

• When making a post, make sure the title is accurate.
• ALL CAPS isn't necessary to get a response.
• Google is more appropriate for this particular issue: https://www.howtogeek.com/125010/re...firefox-opera-internet-explorer-9-and-safari/

1. I was really, really pissed off. You couldn't even make the button say "save draft" or whatever?

2. I did not lose the tab. It just reloaded and all my work was gone.

 

[loup99]

1. I was really, really pissed off. You couldn't even make the button say "save draft" or whatever?

There is an option which says exactly "Save Draft".

2. I did not lose the tab. It just reloaded and all my work was gone.

You should have the auto-saved draft available in the editing field. And if you didn't have the reflex to save and only had it open for a too short instant, then it is your own fault as you decided to reload (first you said it crashed), nothing to be angry about concerning the forum.

 

[Mouthwash]

There is an option which says exactly "Save Draft".

Not without clicking on the floppy disk icon. That's my problem. Not many people expect their browser to crash and very long posts are rare, so no one has to get used to saving their drafts.

You should have the auto-saved draft available in the editing field. And if you didn't have the reflex to save and only had it open for a too short instant, then it is your own fault as you decided to reload (first you said it crashed), nothing to be angry about concerning the forum.

It didn't crash in the usual way. I got an error page and my text couldn't have been copied then. I did the only thing I could do and refreshed it. FYI I still have the tab open, and the thread title is intact. Just nothing else.

 

[loup99]

It didn't crash in the usual way. I got an error page and my text couldn't have been copied then. FYI I still have the tab open, and the thread title is intact. Just nothing else.

And for instance clicking on the arrows to undo did nothing? But otherwise I simply recommend you to save frequently now that you know that the option exists, especially if your browser is prone to crashing. Alternatively use a separate program for text editing and then copy in.

 

[Wagonlitz]

Thanks guys, super helpful.

It was the middle of the night.

It didn't crash in the usual way. I got an error page and my text couldn't have been copied then. I did the only thing I could do and refreshed it. FYI I still have the tab open, and the thread title is intact. Just nothing else.

What did you do to get the error page? I have a good guess what it might have been.
Anyway sounds strange that it didn't save a draft. Because even when refreshing the draft is normally saved. Could you give some more information?

 

[Mouthwash]

What did you do to get the error page? I have a good guess what it might have been.
Anyway sounds strange that it didn't save a draft. Because even when refreshing the draft is normally saved. Could you give some more information?

All my tabs froze for a bit, then they all went into an error screen (can't remember what it said). I refreshed and the thread title I entered in was still there, but the post itself was gone.