Work offline, reconnect, and recover a file
Prepare the files and tools you need before disconnecting. Local storage, a search index and hosted services have different availability requirements.
Before going offline
- Open the notes and referenced audio files you will need.
- Download any cloud-only files through their sync provider.
- Save an important draft and reveal its actual file.
- Confirm that any command you plan to run uses locally installed programs and local data.
Existing local files can be read without downloading them. A shell command can still need the network. Hosted chat, web extraction, online search and provider playback require their services and applicable account access; a cached page or filename does not establish offline readiness.
When a save fails
Keep the draft open. Use Command K → Copy text to preserve it in another editor if needed. Check the destination disk, folder availability and exact error. Do not reset the app or delete recovery files to repair a network problem.
After reconnecting
Open the actual saved file and check its content. Let the sync provider finish before editing the same file elsewhere. If two versions exist, compare and merge them instead of assuming the most recent timestamp contains every change.
If a hosted request ended without a clear result, inspect its existing conversation or receipt before submitting it again. Reconnection does not undo a previous action or guarantee that repeating it is free of duplicates.
Recover a deleted file
Check Finder's Trash and your configured backup or sync provider's version history. Ouros draft recovery can help restore an editor draft; it is not a substitute for backups of saved files. See recover from interruptions.