Title: “Update” function erased post
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# “Update” function erased post

 *  817922
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-function-erased-post/)
 * Hi all,
    I was working on a long post (~800 words) that included text, links,
   graphics and tables. I’m in the habit of frequently clicking on the “update” 
   button in case something unexpected happens. I guess I believed this would save
   the data in the post in the case of catastrophe.
 * The WordPress software started behaving very strangely. When I tried to “update,”
   the changes wouldn’t show up on the “preview” page. After a few instances of 
   this, I clicked on the “update” button and discovered that 90% of my content 
   just disappeared completely. I wasn’t even working on that particular section
   of the blog, but was trying to resize some tables below the main content. Why
   would the “update” function suddenly rewrite the database with changes that I
   did not make (i.e., erase most of the content)?
 * I’m familiar with backing up my data, however my understanding was the “update”
   function would preserve any changes made while actively writing/editing a post.
   The “export” function is like a daily/weekly backup. It seems crazy that I am
   expected to export my data to an XML file every time I edit a post. I suppose
   the real question for yours truly is, is it really gone forever? Is there some
   way of retrieving an older version using an FTP application or cPanel interface?...
   A tired and very disappointed WordPress user. . . AYT

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 *  Thread Starter 817922
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-function-erased-post/#post-824482)
 * I just realized what I’d referred to as the “update” button is actually the “
   save” button. Unfortunately, that only makes me feel rather more frustrated. 
   Sigh! . . .AYT
 *  [@mercime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mercime/)
 * (@mercime)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-function-erased-post/#post-824513)
 * I feel your pain. What version of WordPress are you using?
 *  Thread Starter 817922
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-function-erased-post/#post-824535)
 * Hi Mercine,
    Thanks for the reply. I’m using v2.5.1, hosted on my own domain–
   [http://www.chiburibird.net/sporkballblog/](http://www.chiburibird.net/sporkballblog/)...
   AYT
 *  [txblond](https://wordpress.org/support/users/txblond/)
 * (@txblond)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-function-erased-post/#post-824639)
 * I’m having the same problem. Had v2.5 and upgraded to 2.6.1 – still having the
   same trouble. Can’t switch from Visual to HTML without losing all the text…clicking
   Save or Publish gives me a notice asking if I’d like to continue because all 
   changes will be lost. This is from Firefox
 * Just tried it in IE – that seems to work.
    But during the post process I get 
   this error: Error in my_thread_global_end(): 1 threads didn’t exit…and updating
   my settings hasn’t helped so far which means I’m on the lookout for another fix.
   Hopefully it will solve the issue with posting also!

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 * Last reply from: [txblond](https://wordpress.org/support/users/txblond/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-function-erased-post/#post-824639)
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