finding drafts in the dashboard area

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  nickirobersontheatre · Member · Jul 6, 2013 at 8:03 pm

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  I wrote a a post and then lost it. I cannot find my drafts.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Jul 6, 2013 at 10:34 pm

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  Hi there,
  I’m sorry to say that the likelihood you can retrieve the posts is zero if you created it here http://wordpress.com/#!/post/

  If and only if a missing post was created on the dashboard of your own blog at Dashboard > Posts > All Posts > Add New then you can recover a lost post or page from revisions if needs be. See here > http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/03/21/wordpress-recovering-a-lost-blog-post-or-page/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/post-revisions/

  But if it was created here http://wordpress.com/#!/post/ there is no means of recovery as the auto-save is not functioning there.

  Always create your posts on the dashboard of your own blog at
  Dashboard > Posts > All Posts > Add New
  The auto-save works there and the post will be Standard post format unless you change it.

  Do not create posts here > http://wordpress.com/#!/post/ where the auto-save is not working and where you are creating an Aside post format.

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  nickirobersontheatre · Member · Jul 6, 2013 at 10:46 pm

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  thanks for the reply — I was able to retrieve it. I think I did what you suggested, but I am not sure, but it was saved somehow, so apparently I’m posting correctly.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 9, 2013 at 7:09 pm

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  Hooray! I love happy endings. :)