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My work did not save

Identify the kind of save, preserve your draft and recover without overwriting useful work.

Different OpenBuilder activities save in different ways. A local draft, a saved account record and a submitted deliverable are not interchangeable.

Protect the work first

Keep the affected page open. Copy your latest text or use its download/export control before refreshing, signing out, resetting the activity or clearing browser storage. If there is an unsaved-work warning, treat it as a reason to preserve the draft.

Check what the page is saving

  1. Look for the page’s save control, status or explanation. Some activities keep browser drafts; others save records to your signed-in account.
  2. Confirm that you are signed in with the account used when you created the work.
  3. If the page has Save, use it and wait for confirmation. Do not assume that clicking the button was enough.
  4. If a retry action is available after an error, reconnect and retry without resetting the draft.
  5. Reopen the same activity only after protecting current edits, and confirm that the expected content is present.

If the work is on another device

Browser-only drafts stay in the browser where you created them. Sign-in does not automatically turn those drafts into cloud records. Return to the original browser and export or copy the work if possible.

Account-saved work requires the same account and the correct workspace. My Workspace does not collect every draft from every tool; return to the tool or course where you worked.

Progress or a deliverable still looks wrong

A filled worksheet does not necessarily mean every required activity or completion check has passed. Review the activity’s instructions, complete missing requirements and submit only when its controls allow it.

If a source changed or a newer saved version is reported, preserve your current edits before reloading. If the issue continues, contact technical support with the page, time, account email and error/reference. Explain whether you saw a confirmed save; do not send confidential evidence unless the support process asks for a suitable redacted excerpt.

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