Resume, discard, or restore a draft

Open Library, then choose Drafts to resume every active Authoring project without losing how it began or what it will become.

The Library Drafts tab with five active Authoring cards, including blank, pattern, AI-assisted, and remix work in the full Rectangle shell. — Library -> Drafts is the complete active-work list. Open any card to resume Authoring; Ready and Published work appears as its single project card instead of a duplicate draft. Select the image to enlarge it.

Library -> Drafts is the complete active-work list. Open any card to resume Authoring; Ready and Published work appears as its single project card instead of a duplicate draft. Select the image to enlarge it.

Read the active draft list

Library is the complete active list. The Pick up where you left off shelf on Create is only a recent-work shortcut. Draft cards may represent blank projects, Craft Pattern starts, AI-assisted drafts, remixes, or unpublished edits to an existing library project.

Select the project you want to reopen Authoring. Once that effort reaches Ready or Published, Library shows its single project card instead of a second draft card. Publishing later edits updates that project rather than creating a duplicate.

Discard work you do not need

Discard removes a draft from the active list but does not immediately destroy it. Use this for abandoned experiments, accidental starts, or variants you no longer plan to finish.

A draft card's project-actions menu open inside the full Library Drafts page, with Add to collection and Discard draft available. — Open a draft card's project-actions menu, then choose Discard draft. The action is available only for active drafts; it does not permanently delete the work. Select the image to enlarge it.

Open a draft card's project-actions menu, then choose Discard draft. The action is available only for active drafts; it does not permanently delete the work. Select the image to enlarge it.

Open the draft card’s Project actions menu and choose Discard draft.

The Discard draft confirmation over the full Library Drafts page, explaining the 30-day recovery window before permanent deletion. — Confirm Discard draft only after checking the project title. Rectangle removes it from the active list but keeps it recoverable for 30 days. Select the image to enlarge it.

Confirm Discard draft only after checking the project title. Rectangle removes it from the active list but keeps it recoverable for 30 days. Select the image to enlarge it.

Check the title, then confirm Discard draft. Rectangle removes the card from the active list and offers a brief Undo action. If you do not undo, the draft remains recoverable for 30 days.

Open discarded drafts

The bottom of the populated Library Drafts grid with the quiet 1 discarded draft recovery link visible in the surrounding page and fixed Rectangle shell. — Scroll below the active Drafts grid and select the discarded-draft count to open the recovery page. The link appears only when recoverable drafts exist. Select the image to enlarge it.

Scroll below the active Drafts grid and select the discarded-draft count to open the recovery page. The link appears only when recoverable drafts exist. Select the image to enlarge it.

On Library -> Drafts, scroll below the active grid and select the discarded-draft count. This quiet recovery link appears only when your account has at least one recoverable draft.

The populated Library Discarded drafts page in the full Rectangle shell, with a recovery deadline, Restore action, and Delete permanently action for one draft. — Discarded drafts stay recoverable for 30 days. Restore returns a project to Library Drafts; Delete permanently removes it immediately and cannot be undone. Select the image to enlarge it.

Discarded drafts stay recoverable for 30 days. Restore returns a project to Library Drafts; Delete permanently removes it immediately and cannot be undone. Select the image to enlarge it.

Restore during the retention window

The Discarded drafts page lists the projects still inside their recovery window, with the soonest-to-expire work first. Select Restore to return a project to Library -> Drafts, then continue editing normally.

After the displayed window ends, Rectangle permanently removes the discarded draft. Restore first if you are unsure; you can discard it again later.

Delete a discarded draft permanently

The permanent-delete confirmation over the populated Library Discarded drafts page, warning that the selected draft cannot be undone or restored. — Delete permanently is a separate, final action available only after a draft has already been discarded. Confirming it ends the recovery window immediately. Select the image to enlarge it.

Delete permanently is a separate, final action available only after a draft has already been discarded. Confirming it ends the recovery window immediately. Select the image to enlarge it.

Choose Delete permanently only when you want to end the recovery window immediately. Rectangle asks for a second confirmation and allows this action only for a draft that is already discarded. Permanent deletion cannot be undone or restored.

An AI assistant may also create or update a draft, but it cannot move that draft to Ready, publish it, assign it, or delete it permanently on your behalf.