Return to the same memory

Keep the draft while the story grows.

A name might need checking or a translation might be unfinished. You can save a draft without completing the title, speaker or original text.

Save on this device

Choose Save on this device. One draft is kept for this website in this browser, including private reminders. It loads when you return. Later edits are not saved automatically. Another browser, device, profile or private-browsing session has separate storage.

Download a private draft

Download private draft keeps all eight text and language fields in a JSON file, including private reminders and unfinished fields. Keep it privately. This file contains no audio or photos and is not a native iOS backup.

Restore before continuing

Choose the downloaded JSON file and confirm replacement of the current form. Cancel keeps your current edits and attached recording. Confirming removes the attached audio because the text draft cannot restore a recording. Restoring does not overwrite the saved browser copy until you choose Save. Read and review a fresh story-page preview before sharing.

When saving cannot finish

If another tab changed the saved draft, download your current draft before reloading. A failed save leaves the earlier saved draft intact. If the saved text is unreadable, download its original copy; an explicit replacement also preserves that text separately on this device. Clearing this site’s browser data removes saved drafts and recovery copies.

Draft versus finished page

The private JSON file is editable here and includes reminders. The reviewed HTML page is for reading and sharing; it excludes the private reminder field. Names, family context and the story itself can still contain personal information, so review the whole page.

Continue a family story