# Recover from interruptions and mistakes

Preserve the current text before trying to repair a save, switch documents or recover an older version. A saved note and a recoverable draft are different things.

## A save reports an error

Keep the editor open. Press Command K and choose **Copy text**, then paste into another editor if you need an immediate copy. Record the exact error and check the destination folder. Do not clear the draft or repeatedly change permissions without identifying the failed operation.

After resolving the cause, save once and use **Reveal saved note** to verify the file. An empty editor or a closed window alone does not prove that your note was saved.

## Return after an interruption

Reopen Notes and inspect the restored text before typing over it. Ouros keeps local draft recovery files, but a recovery error can prevent restoration. If an error says recovery files were preserved, keep those files and the error intact while seeking help. Do not reset application data as a first step.

## An edit was a mistake

While the editor is focused, try Command Z and check the resulting text. Undo belongs to the current editing session; it is not a backup of every historical saved file. If a saved file was deleted, check Finder's Trash and your configured backup or sync provider's recovery tools.

## The file changed elsewhere

Ouros preserves your draft rather than overwriting a changed saved note. Copy the draft, reopen the current file and compare them. Merge deliberately, save and verify. See [offline and recovery](/docs/terminals-and-files/offline-and-recovery).

## An RX project was interrupted

This applies to the [RX Projects local candidate](/docs/ouros-x/releases/2.1.5), not the public stable download. Reopen the project and inspect **Activity**, the saved chats and any files already created. Saved history is not a running process: project work stops when Ouros X quits, and uncertain outcomes are not automatically repeated.

For an interrupted, failed or cancelled task, choose **Retry** only after checking what already happened. It starts a new attempt and may repeat actions. Retrying one worker preserves completed peer work, and RX makes a fresh summary from the current attempts. Cancellation does not undo files or requests already completed.

If the project is paused, retried work stays queued until you choose **Resume**. If a task is **Awaiting approval**, use **Review in chat** rather than retrying or submitting a duplicate. Return to the original signed-in account if the connection changed; retrying does not bypass account checks, approvals or saved file permissions.

See [RX Projects](/docs/ouros-x/rx-projects#pause-cancel-and-recover) for the controls and file limits. Keep the saved project data when seeking help; do not delete it to clear a recovery error.