I wanted to create an interactive artifact with Claude, and I asked it, since I do not have any knowledge of code, to create an HTML document that I could fully edit and save directly in the file by typing in it instead of coding.

Long story short, it created one, though I mistakenly assumed that it had also made it with an auto-save feature. However, it only had the export option. I accepted it because I thought Claude probably could not add an auto-save feature, so I continued creating the artifact as I wanted it.

I started making all the changes and edits I wanted in the artifact one by one, and I added new things for a concept that I had not yet told Claude about. The artifact had already been made by Claude, but I started adjusting it more to how I wanted it. I made changes and edits and added some other things that had not yet been explained to Claude. By that point, I had made some important changes, added details, and written long texts describing those changes.

After about a day, I went to the artifact window to continue the concept, but it refreshed. Since it did not have an auto-save feature, all the edits and changes were gone, and it reverted back to its original form. I did not think of saving the changes myself through other means, as I had many more to do and did not want to lose time saving each one after I had done it, because I would never finish. I thought I would finish quickly. That was my mistake.

I obviously regret it now, because the changes I had made up to that point were very important to the concept. They were long texts with analytical descriptions. Is there any way to retrieve them?

The question is: is there any way I could retrieve the edits and changes, or are they gone completely? The local live browser history, which was not saved, must be what my problem is, if I am not mistaken. However, I am not sure whether that is the correct name for it. I do not have much knowledge of these things in general, so maybe someone here knows better.

I used the Sonnet 4.6 free version, and the HTML document/artifact and everything else were downloaded from Claude in Samsung Internet on Android. The file was opened in Media External Downloads through the Samsung Internet browser on Android, and I use Android in general, if that helps.

I do not have much knowledge of these things, and as I said, I would really welcome someone’s help. I had written so many extensive details that were valuable for the concept, and I just cannot remember them now. So if there is any way to retrieve them, or to see exactly what I had written, please tell me. I would really appreciate it.