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How to Recover a Story That You Accidentally Deleted on Medium
That horrible sinking feeling when all your hard work is gone
I logged onto Medium to continue writing a poem that I had been working on for weeks. It was a labor of love that I had poured many hours into.
But it was gone.
As I searched frantically through my drafts, I felt panic rising. “Wait, Did I accidentally publish it by mistake?” I thought to myself. I checked my published stories but to no avail.
My heart sank as I confronted the terrible reality that I must have inadvertently deleted it. All that time, effort, and creative energy down the toilet.
Surely, there must be a way to get it back! Surely!
And there is.
Phew! Let me share it with you because if you’re like me, you will need to know how to do this at some point on your writing journey.
How to recover a deleted draft or story
Despite all my anxiety, it was actually remarkably simple to get my story back. First, I browsed the help center of medium. Then I clicked on the button that said “Submit a request:”
