Google Docs is an excellent word processor that helps you to do your documentation. Google Docs is very much popular for saving your changes automatically in the cloud.
There are certain cases though it is very minimal you might face a certain scenario where you have done the changes on the Google Docs document, but the changes are not being saved.
Let’s not blame Google Docs completely for this. This type of scenario will happen in very little time but there is a chance and the problem might be with your internet connection.
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Well, in this article, we will discuss the cause and the solution for why Google Docs didn’t save my work. By end of this article, you will have an idea of how to fix Google Docs not saving changes? or Google Docs not saving comments.
Along with this, we will also discuss a few other topics as below.
- Why Google Docs didn’t Save My Work
- Why Is Google Docs Not Saving Changes?
- Google Docs not saving comments
- Does Google Docs save automatically
- How often are Google Doc file saved automatically?
- Google Docs Not Saving Comments
Table Of Contents
Google Docs didn’t Save My Work
Well, Below are a list of possible causes Why Google Docs didn’t Save My Work.
Why Google Docs didn’t Save My Work
- The most common cause could be your internet connection might have experienced a glitch in the background that interrupted the autosave functionality of your Google Docs. Basically, could be a poor network connection.
- Might be a temporary issue with the Google Drive servers.
- You might reached the maximum limit of storage of your Google Drive.
- Could be a temporary issue with the web browser that you are using. It could be Chrome, Firefox or Safari, etc.
- Check your document if it is too large (Instead you can split it).
- The anti-virus software that you are using might recognizes the file as harmful and didn’t allow to save the file.
Google Docs didn’t Save My Work [Solved]
Let’s discuss the quick solutions to fix the error Google Docs didn’t Save My Work.
Restore the Last Saved Version
There is a possibility that the changes you have done might have been saved already and you are not actually getting that particular version. In that case, you can see all the versions and then can restore the specific version that you want.
Follow the below steps to check out all the versions and restore the specific version that contains the changes you are actually looking for.
- Open the Google Docs document.
- Click on Files –> Version History –> See Version history.
3. Now on the right side, you can able to see all the versions with dates and times.
4. Now, you can select any of the versions and verify if the changes are available in that particular version. If you will find the changes you can select that particular version and then click on the Restore this version button.
5. Click on the Restore button from the Restore this version? pop up.
Now, If you are still not getting the changes then, check out How To Recover Unsaved Google Docs.
Does Google Docs save automatically
Yes, Google Docs saves your document automatically. It has auto-save functionality. You must connect to the internet. For more information, you can check out How to save changes in Google Docs.
How often are Google Doc file saved automatically?
Google Docs saves your changes immediately or within the span of seconds.
Google Docs Not Saving Comments
The reason for Google Docs not saving could be the same as we have mentioned in the section Why Google Docs didn’t Save My Work (Point 1 to 6) and then another important and additional point for this could be
- You might forget to publish the comment. It shouldn’t be a pending comment. This is a common mistake people use to do.
Google Docs Not Saving Comments [Solved]
Make sure the comment you have added has been published meaning it shouldn’t be a pending comment.
To Publish the comment, You need to add the comment and then click on the Comment button, or if you are replying against any existing comment, then click on the Reply button.
In case, you are replying to an existing comment, Make sure to click on the Reply button once you have added the comment.
After adding the comment, without clicking on the Comment or Reply button, By mistake, if you will close the document it will show you the below pop-up. If you will click on the Leave button, then you will not get the comment that you have added because you have not published the comment by clicking on the Comment or Reply button.
If you have published the comment and still didn’t get the comments, you can check out Now, How To Recover Unsaved Google Docs.
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Wrapping Up
Well, in this article we have discussed how to fix Google Docs that didn’t Save My Work. Along with this, we have also discussed the below topics.
- Google Docs didn’t Save My Work
- Why Google Docs didn’t Save My Work
- Why Is Google Docs Not Saving Changes?
- Google Docs not saving comments
- Does Google Docs save automatically
- How often are Google Doc file saved automatically?
- Google Docs Not Saving Comments
Hope the above information will help you to get your unsaved Google Docs back.
I am Rajkishore, and I have over 14 years of experience in the Software Industry. For a long time, I have been using Google Docs, Google Drive, and Google Sheets for my document usage, and I am sharing all the tips and tricks, the challenges I have come across, and their solutions to use Google Docs for your day-to-day use. I hope you will learn from these practical Google Docs tutorials. Read more.