# Files in jupyterlite all disappeared

**URL:** <https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/files-in-jupyterlite-all-disappeared/17785>\
**Category:** JupyterLab\
**Tags:** help-wanted\
**Created:** [January 31, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/files-in-jupyterlite-all-disappeared/17785 "2023-01-31T23:10:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![zhang\_isla](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/zhang_isla/32/9015_2.png) [@zhang\_isla](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/zhang_isla)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/files-in-jupyterlite-all-disappeared/17785/1 "2023-01-31T23:10:21Z")

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Hello, does anyone know why all the files I created on the JupyterLite website disappeared. I did not save them on my computer. I do not know where I can find back these files.

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**Author:** ![bollwyvl](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/bollwyvl/32/904_2.png) [@bollwyvl](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/bollwyvl)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/files-in-jupyterlite-all-disappeared/17785/2 "2023-01-31T23:24:31Z")

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Files created on _most_ jupyterlite sites (without custom contents backends) aren’t sent to any servers, and only live in your browser.

While this is great for privacy, it is of course poor for your experinece, and I don’t know of any particular way to get them back.

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**Author:** ![tanaga9](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/tanaga9/32/9200_2.png) [@tanaga9](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/tanaga9)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/files-in-jupyterlite-all-disappeared/17785/3 "2023-02-28T15:59:46Z")

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This is one way to make files persist in jupyterlite

> **[GitHub - jupyterlab-contrib/jupyterlab-filesystem-access: \[Experimental\]...](https://github.com/jupyterlab-contrib/jupyterlab-filesystem-access)**
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> \[Experimental\] Browse local files using the non-standard File System Access API - GitHub - jupyterlab-contrib/jupyterlab-filesystem-access: \[Experimental\] Browse local files using the non-standard ...

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**Author:** ![sineadn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@sineadn](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/sineadn)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/files-in-jupyterlite-all-disappeared/17785/4 "2023-05-24T08:51:55Z")

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Hello, i had this problem too, I think because i cleared my cache. I found the jupyter kernels in app data on my local disk and was trying to reload the last updated kernel in jupyterlite but cannot figure it out. Can anyone advise me on how to do this?  
Or am i barking up the wrong tree completely if i think i will be able to restore some of the files from the kernel?

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**Author:** ![fomightez](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/fomightez/32/495_2.png) [@fomightez](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/fomightez)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/files-in-jupyterlite-all-disappeared/17785/5 "2023-05-24T12:34:01Z")

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> [@sineadn](#):
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> Can anyone advise me on how to do this?

If you haven’t come across it yet, the most details I’ve seen on how and where JupyterLite stores thing internally deep inside your browser is [here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/72063769/8508004).

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**Author:** ![sineadn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@sineadn](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/sineadn)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/files-in-jupyterlite-all-disappeared/17785/6 "2023-05-25T14:51:56Z")

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Thanks for the answer, i did find a jupyter folder, following the instructions in your link. But unfortunately, only the files from after i cleared the cache were there. Think ill have to start from scratch. Anyway, i appreciate the help, and ill be more careful from now on!