r/claude • u/blindexhibitionist • Feb 27 '26

Tips Finally Happened

So i hadnt seen anything on here posting about this so i wanted to make sure that people knew. I was working on a project trying to simplify a process that im working on as a database with a form that would talk back to it after search. Well we finally got the end and i downloaded the file. well i decided to ask one more question and the whole window disappeared along with the gs code. gone. hours of work gone. i havent been able to get back to where i was and now its pulling teeth to describe where we were etc. in the future ill definitly immediatly download the file and its a good learning lesson but good lord it was so insanely frustrating.

Edit: so I hadn’t turned memory on because I assumed that it automatically was just a feature. Also I got a GitHub account and also learned about cowork and I set up a file on my desktop.

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u/plotikai Feb 27 '26

We learned this in high school when autosave wasn’t a thing. ALWAYS SAVE and ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP. This is a hard lesson to learn but I had to learn how to use git and setup a robust backup solution, using openclaw has made it so much easier but stories like this make me glad I spent so much time making sure everything is backed up multiple times over with a clear rollback plan

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u/JazzlikeProject6274 Feb 27 '26

I need to do this. I have felt overwhelmed every time I have looked at the possibility. Any recommendations on where to get started learning?

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u/blindexhibitionist Mar 01 '26

What’s helped me is asking Claude what best practice is. Also there’s a whole introduction on ainalysis dot pro that was super helpful in guiding me through the introduction and setup of the desktop folder that Claude can work on that is containered on your desktop. Highly recommend reading it and going through the steps.

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u/JazzlikeProject6274 Mar 01 '26

Thanks. :) Appreciate the rec'

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u/plotikai Feb 27 '26

The easiest to get started is using a cloud provider like Dropbox or Google Drive for your files and GitHub for your code. Claude will take you through all the setup and commands you need to get started beyond that I got all my learnings from YouTube videos for more custom solutions

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u/JazzlikeProject6274 Mar 03 '26

So true. Thank you for the reminder!