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/smoke99999 Feb 28 '26

mac/pc, cell phone app its all the same really. You have to enable the memory function or its gone when you close the chat box. you can leave it open for days, weeks even but the second you hit the X on the corner, its GONE unless you have memory active on it.

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u/IAmARageMachine Mar 01 '26

No it’s not the same if you’re using terminal you have it set up to save to a local folder

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u/smoke99999 Mar 01 '26

Points to my project folders online with Claude. I can log in on any device and the folders are there. Not sure you understand how this works. Suppose it may be different if you are using the free version which I am not. I use the top tier 100 a month subscription because my job pays for it. As long as the files are in the project folder, they are available across platforms no local device storage is required. Its always a good idea to create backups, the service does go down now and then and it would be terrible to be at the mercy of Anthropic to restore services. 

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u/IAmARageMachine Mar 05 '26

That’s always an option as well. I have the $280 CAD account plan because I pay for it. I just prefer to store my files locally. I should definitely create a backup online tho. Good idea!

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u/smoke99999 Mar 05 '26

DEFINITELY keep back ups, claude has a habit of forgetting he knows things and loses them like a toddler