n8n - 💡(How to fix) Fix Lost entire session / project [1 comments, 2 participants]

Describe the problem/error/question

What is the error message (if any)?

• error: all

TL;DR

The user's work is lost after the app crashed, and there's no version history, suggesting a potential issue with autosave or data persistence in the n8n workflow editor.

Guidance

• Check the n8n documentation for autosave settings and configuration to ensure that the workflow is being saved regularly.
• Verify that the manual storage setting is correctly configured, as it's set to true, which might affect how data is saved.
• Investigate the pruning settings, as the maxAge and maxCount settings might be causing older executions to be deleted, potentially removing the user's work.
• Review the n8n version and consider checking for any known issues or updates related to data persistence and autosave.

Example

No specific code example is provided, as the issue seems related to configuration and settings rather than code.

Notes

The issue might be specific to the n8n version (1.123.27) or the docker environment, and further investigation into the n8n documentation and community resources might be necessary to resolve the issue.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Regularly manually save the workflow using the keyboard shortcuts CMD+S/CTRL+S or by clicking the save button to ensure that the work is persisted, until the root cause of the issue is identified and resolved.