# \[BUG-12910\] Multiple operations without saving to gateway leads to "null" view json and causes pseudo-project loss (no-project)?

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**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [February 27, 2019, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12910-multiple-operations-without-saving-to-gateway-leads-to-null-view-json-and-causes-pseudo-project-loss-no-project/22910 "2019-02-27T07:27:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![joe.friedrich](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/joe.friedrich/32/7505_2.png) [@joe.friedrich](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joe.friedrich)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12910-multiple-operations-without-saving-to-gateway-leads-to-null-view-json-and-causes-pseudo-project-loss-no-project/22910/8 "2019-02-27T17:06:33Z")

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Kevin,

This is probably not related, but I wanted you to be aware that I saw this functionality... albeit for a different reason. I didn't delve nearly as deep as @hunterdg

> [@\[BUG-12867\] Perspective view changed to empty folder](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-perspective-view-changed-to-empty-folder/22805/4):
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> Mine did this when I Copied JSON to Notepad++ Removed the Thumbnail at the bottom which was Tens of Thousands of lines long dizzy_face 2a. (Because I wanted it to be easier to move around in Notepad++) Copied it back to a test view. This also corrupted the project! Here is an example of the errors I started getting on the server: Please learn from my example! rofl

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