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It’s the digital equivalent of dropping your ice cream. You’re 800 words into an email, a Jira ticket, or a blog post. The screen freezes. The dreaded “Aw, Snap!” appears. And just like that, your words are gone. If you’re reading this right now, you’re probably panic-searching for a solution. Let’s look at your options. Option 1: The Browser’s “Reopen Closed Tab” (Hit or Miss) Chrome and Edge are pretty good at restoring tabs, but they are notoriously bad at restoring form data.

We’ve all been there. You’re deep in a debate on r/technology or writing a heartfelt advice post on r/relationships. You go to fix a typo, your finger slips, and you hit F5 or swipe back on your trackpad. The page reloads. The text box is empty. The rage is real. Why Reddit doesn’t always save you While Reddit’s “New” design has a draft feature for posts, it is surprisingly unreliable for comments. If you are replying to someone else, your browser often treats that text input as temporary data. When the page refreshes, the browser dumps that data to free up memory.