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Okay so I dont post on the forums often but this problem has been with me since Scratch 3.0 has been released. I've seen other people having a similar problem too. So, if I'm working on a project and I change something small (like move a script) then my project saves perfectly fine. But, if I change something largely (like add a sound file) then the project attempts to save for 20-30 seconds until coming up with a message of ‘Save Failed’. There's then two buttons ‘Try Again’ or ‘Download’. Try Again just repeats what just happened and Download doesn't do anything, just freezes the page. This project was originally made in Scratch 2.0 and moved over to 3.0 when it came out. This problem has been bugging me as I cannot work on my game as all progress is lost if I get out of the editor.

I hope someone can find a solution to this.

it's really annoing

diamondsquidjoe wrote:

it's really annoing

It really is. This post was a while ago so It isn't too bad now but it still happens.

I cant continue 2 two of my projects because when i upload a sound scratch 3.0 is like, “NOPE!” (Because i have this same problem)

dGWingnut wrote:

I cant continue 2 two of my projects because when i upload a sound scratch 3.0 is like, “NOPE!” (Because i have this same problem)

Yeah, I understand. It is very irritating.

The first thing you should do is to check if your computer is connected to the internet. If yes, then you should click “download” to download the project to make sure your work isn't lost.

Also, I think Scratch 3.0 doesn't allow copyrighted sounds to be imported.

kritav wrote:

The first thing you should do is to check if your computer is connected to the internet. If yes, then you should click “download” to download the project to make sure your work isn't lost.

Also, I think Scratch 3.0 doesn't allow copyrighted sounds to be imported.

Well, I am definitely connected to the internet and the download button doesn't work when I click it. But, Ive tried adding sounds which ive created myself and it doesnt save still

my friend said it happens when the programs running and it tries to save

diamondsquidjoe wrote:

my friend said it happens when the programs running and it tries to save

Ah, that could be the case actually. I do often save when the project is still running. I will try it for a few days and see how it is.

Had a whole class of kids scratching and trying to save. About 1/2 had to DOWNLOAD and we got a .zip file. When I unzip it, it won't load back up! It's a folder .sb3. These kids aren't going to like Scratch if it does this every week. Is it too many people on the website making it busy and not able to save?

cs481012 wrote:

Had a whole class of kids scratching and trying to save. About 1/2 had to DOWNLOAD and we got a .zip file. When I unzip it, it won't load back up! It's a folder .sb3. These kids aren't going to like Scratch if it does this every week. Is it too many people on the website making it busy and not able to save?

Try downloading 2.0. You can still upload 2.0 projects to 3.0.

kritav wrote:

The first thing you should do is to check if your computer is connected to the internet. If yes, then you should click “download” to download the project to make sure your work isn't lost.

Also, I think Scratch 3.0 doesn't allow copyrighted sounds to be imported.

I got the same issue after importing a project created on Scratch Desktop (Scratch 3). It was consistently failing to save (after a long wait time) after the project being loaded into the scratch website.
After removing all sounds in the project, the save action immediately succeeded. So yes, indeed, sounds can be one cause of save failures.

Thanks kritav

dGWingnut wrote:

I cant continue 2 two of my projects because when i upload a sound scratch 3.0 is like, “NOPE!” (Because i have this same problem)

me too! I'm working on a MAP, but now i cant continue!

kritav wrote:

The first thing you should do is to check if your computer is connected to the internet. If yes, then you should click “download” to download the project to make sure your work isn't lost.

Also, I think Scratch 3.0 doesn't allow copyrighted sounds to be imported.

Well, I kinda need copyrighted sounds for my MAP…

this happened to my friend too

It wont let copyrighted music, I deleted all of the CP music and it worked