# Just lost all of my progress **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [27 July 2024 00:27 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/just-lost-all-of-my-progress/8279 "2024-07-27T00:27:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![JoseMoreno](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/user_avatar/discuss.pencil2d.org/josemoreno/32/7_2.png) [@JoseMoreno](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/JoseMoreno)\ **Post date:** [28 July 2024 17:53 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/just-lost-all-of-my-progress/8279/2 "2024-07-28T17:53:31Z")
@skeletoncrpse Hi. Sorry to hear about this. In these cases we have a guide to cover most potential solutions, but there I won’t sugar coat it there’s only very few cases where you can recover your work. Basically when a file is corrupted you can either lose: 1. Just the “main” internal file that hints the program how the images should be presented in the software, as well as some of the drawings. **This is where most people can recover part of their work by following the guide.** 2. Everything else. The file is done for. The quickest way to know if you can recover something is to make a copy of the file, change the format extension and open it with a ZIP file manager (all of this is explained in the guide) If the Zip file manager does not show anything, it’s most likely that your file is unfortunately lost. You _could_ try the last part of the guide that deals with file recovery software, similar to those use by IT ppl, but I’ve never had a partial recovery that’s successful with it, since it mainly depends on the timing of the corruption 😔 > [@Pencil2D Project File Corruption Prevention / Partial Recovery Guide](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/pencil2d-project-file-corruption-prevention-partial-recovery-guide/3105): > > If you’re just starting out with Pencil2D, the development team has been fixing a few bugs that have to do with saving and loading. Release version 0.6.5 and above should minimize these issues download it here: [Download | Pencil2D Animation](http://pencil2d.org/download)Table of Contents [Corruption Prevention Tips](#prevention) a. [OS Agnostic Tips](#agnostic)[Recovery Scenarios](#scenarios)[Recovery Considerations](#considerations)[Recovery Procedure](#recovery) a. [Windows](#windows) b. [MacOS](#mac)[Save File Verification](#verification)[OS File Backup & Recovery Settings](#backup)[Experimental Recovery Methods](#experimental) CORRUPTION PREV… * * * Digital artwork and animation software at large will always have this issue, and from experience I always recommend forming a habit of saving multiple extra copies of the animation. If you work 30 days, you should at least have 30 files, one per day. Sometimes it can be a blackout, a faulty hard drive, or an operating system update. One never knows what can trigger the corruption of your files. I hope you can at least recover some part of your work. Good luck. --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/just-lost-all-of-my-progress/8279)._