Notebook content overwriten or not saved

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· Notebook ·
By THEhatedCTAT on 03/19/2026
· Assigned to ttblaze

I had a notebook page open on two different devices, I edited the notebook then closed it on that device. when I reopened the notebook on the second device and login to my account the contents weren't there. the notebook stated that the content were last updated at the time I reopen it on my second device. the content is missing on both devices.

Steps to Reproduce

-have the same notebook page opened on two different devices (device 1 and device 2) -device 2 is asleep and or logged out -edit the notebook page on device 1 -close the application on device 1 -relogin to worldanvil on device 2 a few days later, on a different tab than the notebook possibly steps. -the notebook tab on device 2 may have been loaded/opened before the login -the notebook page was created on device 1 and first opened on device 2 a few days later -two different browsers were used chrome on device 2 and opera on device 1

Operating System

Windows

Browser

Google Chrome

Related Entity

the Notebook

History

mikolaszko @ 24 Mar, 2026 02:06:02 Developer
Assigned ttblaze
ttblaze @ 25 Mar, 2026 07:19:50 Assignee

Hi there!

Unfortunately I have some bad news for you. There is nothing we can do for the missing content. World Anvil is not meant to be used in multiple devices or even tabs concurrently. This is clearly stated in multiple places in our documentation. When you fire up an inactive tab in the same or a different device, the browser loads it from its cache. When this older state is loaded the autosave system detects the change in content and triggers a save, thus overwriting content you may have put in in another tab.

Be aware that this in not something specific to notebook, but applies to all of World Anvil. There are plans for a system that mitigates this behavior but it is still some time away. Until that system is ready for release it is best to avoid working in multiple tabs. Always open a new tab when switching devices.

ttblaze @ 09 Apr, 2026 07:33:54 Assignee

I am closing this bug as there has been no response for two weeks. I will still be monitoring this thread so you can reach me here with any news

ttblaze @ 09 Apr, 2026 07:34:05 Assignee
set this bug to closed