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Save and back up your work

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Your work saves itself in this browser after each change. The browser is not a backup: if you clear its data, your projects are gone. Keep a .kerf file of each project that matters.

Name a project#

Until you name it, a project is a draft and the toolbar shows Draft.

  1. Press Ctrl+S (⌘S on a Mac).
  2. In Name, type a name.
  3. Select Also download a .kerf file.
  4. Click Save.

The project is now in File ▸ All projects…. Your browser then asks where to save the .kerf file, or downloads it. To put the assistant conversation in the file, also select Include the assistant conversation in the file.

Back up a saved project#

  1. Select File ▸ Download .kerf….
  2. Click Download, and select where to save the file if your browser asks.

A .kerf file holds the whole project: parts, materials, finishes, parameters and imported models. Keep it with your other files, or send it to another person.

Open a .kerf file#

  1. Select File ▸ Open file….
  2. Select the file.

The file opens as a new saved project. If you already have the same project, your copy does not change. To add the file to the open project instead, use File ▸ Insert from file….

Recover a draft#

KerfCraft keeps a draft until you save it or discard it. If you have drafts from an earlier session, a badge next to File shows how many.

  1. Click the badge, or select File ▸ All projects….
  2. Under Unsaved drafts, click the Recover icon on the row of the draft.
  3. Press Ctrl+S (⌘S on a Mac) and give it a name.

To delete a draft, click the Discard icon on its row. You cannot undo this. Hold the pointer on an icon to see its name.

If the toolbar shows "⚠ Not saved"#

Your latest changes are only in this tab. If the message says storage full, the browser has no more space.

  1. Do not close the tab.
  2. Select File ▸ Import / Export….
  3. On the Export tab, select KerfCraft package (.kerf) and click Export….
  4. In File ▸ All projects…, delete projects or drafts that you do not need.
  5. Press Ctrl+S (⌘S on a Mac).

The export holds the design as it is in the tab, so you lose nothing.

For what KerfCraft keeps in the browser and what goes to its server, see Where your designs are stored.