Project not saving, no matter what i do

YC72909

Uusratcher wrote:
Thanks a lot, I can now save my project without replacing files, again, thanks A LOT.

You bet, I'm glad to help!

sireyCanada

Alcalop wrote:
Solution: Log out then sign back in.

I got the same error, and your solution fixed it!

crazyfrogcat

ExcellenceManu wrote:
My browser / operating system: Windows NT 10.0, Chrome 126.0.0.0, No Flash version detected
I was trying to give the last touches to my ready-to-be-shared project when the message saying that it could not save appeared. Trying to click the save button over and over again won't do anything. I'm doing my thing on the Brave browser, with Windows 11. I have tried saving my project into computer (the .sb3 file is 6 828 Ko) and then uploading it into the website, but the message appears right away. I also didn't notice anything weird when checking the .zip version of the .sb3 file. I don't want to share an undone project to the website, but I'll be ready for any kind of questions. Could you please help?
Informations for project.json: compressed: 17 Ko uncompressed: 91 Ko
Informations for the most heavy file in the .zip: compressed: 1382 Ko uncompressed: 1837 Ko

you logout of scratch and log in again to fix it

imanuy

so am I and I hate this

imanuy

YC72909 wrote:
Alcalop wrote:
Solution: Log out then sign back in.
I was having the same problem, and your solution worked. Thanks!

gurutvadabsmcman

Sign out and sign in again if that doesnt work trysaving it to your computer and loading back @enderdragong*ymer

Littlethief1028

YC72909 wrote:
Enox_Xapollo4532 wrote:
Same is happening to me, On Windows 10, I try to save but I get the same message again and again. I try and press download, create a new project, upload that project again, but It won't stop with the messages, one thing annoying is that everytime I try to start the project (the green flag) the message blocks it and then I cant even chck whats wrong with it!
Hello,

Have you tried the following procedure to save projects?
1) Leave the tab with your project open and go to a new tab
2) Go to the Scratch homepage (scratch.mit.edu) and log out
3) Log back in, go to the tab with your project. It should save!

If this doesn't work, be sure to download Scratch for PC. Then, download the project and you should be able to click the green flag and test your project.

Hopefully this helps!

problem is that when i reupload the project, i cant save that project, therefore, this is either outdated, or just doesn't work for the situation.

Lukesided2

Littlethief1028 wrote:
YC72909 wrote:
Enox_Xapollo4532 wrote:

Lukesided2

im having a problem and no matter what I see on this forum its not helping im trying to make a vector game and since scratch servers are literal potatos i cant do ANYTHING about it. Im trying to save into computer, then I load it, but then it comes up with CANNOT SAVE. I restart my whole laptop, try again and it says CANNOT SAVE.

SCRATCH FIX THIS PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.

dionisiobonito

los servidores de Scratch son literalmente una basura, me pasa lo mismo, desde hace dias!

jaxonlay

scratch needs to extend there file size limit

crazyfrogcat

jaxonlay wrote:
(#31)
scratch needs to extend there file size limit

that what you think

BaccWas_Here

when i tried to import a project from scratch offline, THEN CAME THE “Project didn't save”

when green flag clicked
wait until <><[saving] = [false]>
PLZ FIX THIS @griffpatch

JayOnScratch2

It's happening again for me

captinpanther722

yeah my project is only 16MB but won't save at all

medians

captinpanther722 wrote:
yeah my project is only 16MB but won't save at all

Can you try this in order:
1. Download the project to your computer (I'm assuming you've done this if you know the file size)
2. Make sure that file extensions are shown on your computer.
3. Rename the project and change “.sb3” to “.zip” to convert the project to a “.zip” file (this works because Scratch 2.0 and 3.0 projects are just zip files but renamed)
4. Unzip the file
Each asset (image or sound) must be at most 10MB, and the project.json file must be at most 5MB for the project to be able to save

BOIgaming33

Paddle2See wrote:
We think this was resolved on our end, but you will need to take action to see the fix on your end. Please save your project(s) locally by selecting Save to your computer. Then, log out of Scratch by using the Sign Out button on the account settings menu. Finally, log back into Scratch. You should then be able to save your project as normal. Good luck and sorry for the inconvenience.

That did not work at all. I checked the console, and I get the same 3 errors every time I try to save:
https://file.garden/ZPv_SCdXf2vX5nL8/Screenshot%202025-11-10%2010.15.39%20AM.png

I'm not sure what it means, but I did notice that the last 2 errors duplicate for any new asset added (costume, sound, sprite) that the site tries to save (ex. if you added 3 new costumes and 1 sound, you'd get the last two errors 4 times, one for each file.)

Maybe you can make this out to fix the site? I'm working on vectors right now, and I really need this fixed so I can continue later on if I need a break.

medians

BOIgaming33 wrote:
Paddle2See wrote:
We think this was resolved on our end, but you will need to take action to see the fix on your end. Please save your project(s) locally by selecting Save to your computer. Then, log out of Scratch by using the Sign Out button on the account settings menu. Finally, log back into Scratch. You should then be able to save your project as normal. Good luck and sorry for the inconvenience.

That did not work at all. I checked the console, and I get the same 3 errors every time I try to save:
https://file.garden/ZPv_SCdXf2vX5nL8/Screenshot%202025-11-10%2010.15.39%20AM.png

I'm not sure what it means, but I did notice that the last 2 errors duplicate for any new asset added (costume, sound, sprite) that the site tries to save (ex. if you added 3 new costumes and 1 sound, you'd get the last two errors 4 times, one for each file.)

Maybe you can make this out to fix the site? I'm working on vectors right now, and I really need this fixed so I can continue later on if I need a break.

This was a different issue. Look at the date of the post
It did work before but this seems to be a different cause maybe (it also happened, even if you didn't have any new costumes or anything like that)

Last edited by medians (Nov. 10, 2025 18:37:37)

focp1

Alcalop wrote:
Solution: Log out then sign back in.

it doesn't work

BOIgaming33

medians wrote:
This was a different issue. Look at the date of the post
It did work before but this seems to be a different cause maybe (it also happened, even if you didn't have any new costumes or anything like that)

Didn't catch that, thanks for telling me. Regardless, that screenshot could still be of use to us, as well as to ST when they fix the bug. (That is, if they even fix it at all.)

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