I’m curious about whether you truly trust Penpot to safeguard your work. The inability to click “save as” or “save” after using it for some time creates anxiety; it feels like a crash, a browser closing, or an accidental tab shut could erase all my progress. Do you have any advice on how to feel secure and ensure that I can save my progress periodically for peace of mind? Your insights would be greatly appreciated.
There’s no need to worry, Penpot has never lost anything for me. But I totally understand the anxiety… I got it when I first started working on apps with autosave. (Shout out to everyone who has the cmd/ctrl + S keyboard shortcut in their muscle memory!)
There are a few things you can do if you need some reassurance:
- Save a version.
- Export/download your Penpot file periodically.
Neither of these are necessary, but might give you some confidence.
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If you look at the top left corner of your screen right before your file name, you’ll see a dot.
If it’s green, it means your file’s been saved. Whenever you change something, that dot turns orange during saving, then comes back to green so you know it’s saved your work properly.
However, I also recommend exporting your file to your computer, just in case the server gets hit by an asteroid.
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Thanks! Saving a version and downloading the file sounds unnecessary good for me!
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LOL That comment make my day. 
