HELP! Can’t retrieve saved drafts

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  shelbigesch · Member · Nov 30, 2006 at 4:53 am

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  Forgiveness requested in advance –frustrated newbie alert.
  I have typed several lengthy posts that have supposedly been saved (the “draft saved” box shows up after I hit save), but I can not retrieve them to publish them after I hit save, and the post goes “poof!” out into cybernowhereland. HOW do I get my post back to publish it? Where did it go?

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  timethief · Member · Nov 30, 2006 at 4:58 am

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  -> Dashboard -> Manage
  locate the post by its title, open it, edit it and publish it.

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  shelbigesch · Member · Nov 30, 2006 at 5:02 am

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  I did already –it’s not there. I’m assuming it just didn’t save?

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  timethief · Member · Nov 30, 2006 at 5:15 am

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  I’m very sorry to say that if it’s not listed there under “Your Drafts” then it’s gone and cannot be retrieved. This is sad. It’s happened to me before so I know how miserable you feel.

  Here’s some advice. Always compose offline and upload into wordpress and you will never be without a back-up. Use a free offline editor like BlogDesk http://www.blogdesk.org/en/index.htm Windows Live Writer http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c02_owner=1 or Qumana http://www.qumana.com/download.htm

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  raincoaster · Member · Nov 30, 2006 at 12:45 pm

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  Or you can do what I do, which is, just before hitting Publish, you copy everything in the textbox. Then if it fails to post you can just edit the post and paste it all in.