# Can not save file **URL:** \ **Category:** Animation discussion\ **Created:** [August 27, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469 "2021-08-27T04:39:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/microvswind/32/5594_2.png) [@microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/u/microvswind)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/1 "2021-08-27T04:39:20Z")
![123](https://forums.synfig.org/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7ab4426445ea6db2234a89d823acde8c259315cf.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/microvswind/32/5594_2.png) [@microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/u/microvswind)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/2 "2021-08-27T04:47:23Z")
![123](https://forums.synfig.org/uploads/default/original/2X/e/eec8709d38b2ace7cea9b7daa826a6def2d8e308.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/bobsynfig/32/175_2.png) [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/3 "2021-08-27T21:21:14Z")
Try to use only Latin characters instead of ideograms your layers’ names. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/microvswind/32/5594_2.png) [@microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/u/microvswind)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/4 "2021-08-28T13:34:24Z")
bro.thanks for your response.i change layer name with latin character and still can not save file. then i create a new file and add layer with ideograms character name and it can save commonly. so i still do not know what cause this issue. ---
**Author:** ![Khemardi](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/khemardi/32/8668_2.png) [@Khemardi](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Khemardi)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/5 "2021-08-28T13:55:57Z")
Try closing / collapsing all folders before saving. ---
**Author:** ![rodolforg](https://forums.synfig.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@rodolforg](https://forums.synfig.org/u/rodolforg)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/6 "2021-08-28T15:22:30Z")
Can’t you save or render? ---
**Author:** ![microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/microvswind/32/5594_2.png) [@microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/u/microvswind)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/7 "2021-08-29T01:53:18Z")
I try to save file after close/collapse all folders and fail.then i abandon that file and quit synfig. 😪 ---
**Author:** ![microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/microvswind/32/5594_2.png) [@microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/u/microvswind)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/8 "2021-08-29T01:54:16Z")
cant save file and can render with losted content. ---
**Author:** ![Khemardi](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/khemardi/32/8668_2.png) [@Khemardi](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Khemardi)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/9 "2021-08-29T01:56:06Z")
That’s odd 🤔 Is it possible for you to share the file? ---
**Author:** ![microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/microvswind/32/5594_2.png) [@microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/u/microvswind)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/10 "2021-08-29T02:07:01Z")
of course.but it can save now when i recreate those spline layer with ideograms chracter name. [Test.sifz](https://forums.synfig.org/uploads/short-url/m9Aq6v9rmoeK3zN7GUK1vEDg6wE.sifz) (3.1 KB) ---
**Author:** ![Khemardi](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/khemardi/32/8668_2.png) [@Khemardi](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Khemardi)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/11 "2021-08-29T02:16:01Z")
Oh, lol well if it works now then it’s ok. I thought you were still having the issue ---
**Author:** ![microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/microvswind/32/5594_2.png) [@microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/u/microvswind)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/12 "2021-08-29T02:20:17Z")
Haha.appreciated for your time.hava a nice day.l ---
**Author:** ![rodolforg](https://forums.synfig.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@rodolforg](https://forums.synfig.org/u/rodolforg)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/13 "2021-08-29T03:06:14Z")
Do you know what you did differently to now be able to save it? ---
**Author:** ![microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/microvswind/32/5594_2.png) [@microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/u/microvswind)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/14 "2021-08-29T03:41:54Z")
I don’t know.i do the same steps to add spline layer with ideograms chracter name.i can save it now but not then. ---
**Author:** ![microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/microvswind/32/5594_2.png) [@microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/u/microvswind)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/15 "2021-09-02T10:32:41Z")
@rodolforg ![121](https://forums.synfig.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/6f3ba58ccc4bd17e89e8e79bd04c8743a955d5e5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![rodolforg](https://forums.synfig.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@rodolforg](https://forums.synfig.org/u/rodolforg)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/16 "2021-09-02T10:57:49Z")
“Nice”! So you have a saved file, you remove a layer and then you can’t save it, right? Could you provide me this file for investigation? ---
**Author:** ![microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/microvswind/32/5594_2.png) [@microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/u/microvswind)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/17 "2021-09-02T10:58:28Z")
![1212](https://forums.synfig.org/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0ea86e3427ad5cb3a4f022ac044afa5b4ebb12ff.jpeg) [MyUI.sif](https://forums.synfig.org/uploads/short-url/a0defF6csU7q5NCLqdiSRlwrwq.sif) (767.3 KB) ---
**Author:** ![microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/microvswind/32/5594_2.png) [@microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/u/microvswind)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/18 "2021-09-02T11:01:53Z")
Yes.i edit the file and save it one time about each 1 hour.and can not save it after deleting an outline just now.then i close it and can not open it any more. ---
**Author:** ![Khemardi](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/khemardi/32/8668_2.png) [@Khemardi](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Khemardi)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/19 "2021-09-03T01:24:00Z")
What version of Synfig are you using? ---
**Author:** ![microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/microvswind/32/5594_2.png) [@microvswind](https://forums.synfig.org/u/microvswind)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/can-not-save-file/12469/20 "2021-09-03T01:26:54Z")
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