# Canonical Autosave Question

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/canonical-autosave-question/22470>\
**Category:** Processing.py\
**Created:** [July 8, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/canonical-autosave-question/22470 "2020-07-08T03:08:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![GoToLoop](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/gotoloop/32/86_2.png) [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/canonical-autosave-question/22470/6 "2020-07-08T18:00:33Z")

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> [@slow\_izzm](#):
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> For now if you lose a sketch you can try to find it in the temp folder.

> [@What is the Processing "Temp" folder?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/what-is-the-processing-temp-folder/3097/3):
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> Processing uses: %TEMP%

> [@My code lost. Help!](https://discourse.processing.org/t/my-code-lost-help/12721/8):
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> 1st step, type in %Temp% or %Tmp% at Windows Explorer’s “Address Bar”. Inside that folder, right-click at anywhere empty and choose “Sort by” -\> “Date Modified” & “Descending”. If you had successfully saved your sketch previously, let’s say it’s named “Ball\_in\_the\_Chamber” for example, you’re gonna find subfolders named like this: “Ball\_in\_the\_Chamber5248231791290049437temp”. Either they contain “.class” files only or they contain “.java” files. You need to pick the most recent subfolder contai…

> [@slow\_izzm](#):
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> , should be a .java file inside.

I’m not that sure “Python Mode” leaves “.java” files there like “Java Mode”. 😨

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