# Designer requires restarting but project is lost

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-requires-restarting-but-project-is-lost/4583>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [June 6, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-requires-restarting-but-project-is-lost/4583 "2012-06-06T12:02:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![marioquark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@marioquark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marioquark)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-requires-restarting-but-project-is-lost/4583/1 "2012-06-06T12:02:30Z")

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after ignition update/module installing any opened designer requires to be restarted.  
it asks if i want to export the project to a local file or if i want to leave changes.

i told it to export project, it showed the export window BUT designer was restarted immediately. my workmate lost several hours of designing 😮

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**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-requires-restarting-but-project-is-lost/4583/2 "2012-06-06T14:43:20Z")

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So, you were not able to save the file? I bet it is in the downloads or my documents folder. It should be a .proj file.

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**Author:** ![marioquark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@marioquark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marioquark)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-requires-restarting-but-project-is-lost/4583/3 "2012-06-06T15:09:30Z")

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there i searched for it but nothing

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**Author:** ![Michael.Stofan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.stofan/32/3342_2.png) [@Michael.Stofan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael.Stofan)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-requires-restarting-but-project-is-lost/4583/4 "2012-06-06T17:35:40Z")

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What version of Ignition are you running?

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**Author:** ![marioquark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@marioquark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marioquark)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-requires-restarting-but-project-is-lost/4583/5 "2012-06-07T06:59:27Z")

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it happened yesterday with the latest and some hours before with the one before.

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**Author:** ![Michael.Stofan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.stofan/32/3342_2.png) [@Michael.Stofan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael.Stofan)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-requires-restarting-but-project-is-lost/4583/6 "2012-06-07T15:49:10Z")

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Is this all happening on the same computer, or is it occurring across multiple computers? Also, are you able to reproduce this problem?

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**Author:** ![marioquark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@marioquark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marioquark)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-requires-restarting-but-project-is-lost/4583/7 "2012-06-07T18:13:53Z")

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it happened on 2 computers: the first time adding an external module and the second upgrading the software with a deigner opened.

tomorrow i could try to replicate it by removing a trial module and re-adding the same module.