Find, edit and save drafts on TikTok

Trying to find your TikTok drafts on Android, iPhone or iPad? Whether you want to edit a draft you’ve created or you’re not sure how to save a draft on TikTok, we can help! This wikiHow article will show you how to save, find, edit, and post drafts on TikTok. Besides, we also tell you what to do when your drafts on TikTok are lost.

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How to save drafts on TikTok

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Record and edit TikTok videos. If you want to save edits on one of your TikTok videos without posting, you can easily save the video as a draft. Start by creating the TikTok video you want to save.

When you save an in-progress video as a draft, you can open it later to record additional clips, transitions, and more.

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Tap Next when finished. This button is located in the lower right corner of the preview.

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Tap Drafts . This button is located in the lower left corner. Tap here to save your video as a draft that you can edit and post anytime you like.

Your draft is only available on the phone or tablet you created it on. If you change to another phone, you won’t be able to access your drafts on that device.

How to find and edit drafts

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Tap the Profile icon in the lower right corner of TikTok. Your profile will open, in which you will see a Drafts folder. ^{[1] X Research Source}

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Tap the Drafts folder. It’s in the upper left corner of your TikTok videos collection. All your saved drafts are in this folder.

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Tap a draft to open it and edit it. Now you can add music or edit music, create text and captions, apply effects, and use any of TikTok’s editing tools.

Want to shoot more videos for this draft? Tap the back arrow in the upper left corner of the draft, select Continue recording to return to the camera screen.

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Save or share the finished video. After you’ve made the changes, you have several options:

To share your video on TikTok: tap Next , enter a caption and your preferences, then tap Post .
If you’re not ready to share right away, tap Next , then tap Drafts in the lower-left corner to save the draft.
Tap Post to Story to share the video to your story – a feature that appears on your profile for 24 hours before disappearing (similar to stories on Instagram and Snapchat).

Why can’t I find my TikTok drafts?

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Drafts are saved on your phone or tablet, not on TikTok’s servers. If you change your phone, do a factory reset, or uninstall and reinstall TikTok, your drafts will disappear.

Are you using the phone or tablet that you created a draft looking for? If not, and if you still have the TikTok app installed on your other phone and tablet, you can still access that draft on other devices.
Unfortunately even if the drafts are saved locally, TikTok does not add the drafts to the rpl camera. This means you won’t find the draft in the Photos or Gallery apps once you’ve deleted TikTok.

How do I keep my drafts from disappearing?

To save your draft to your phone so you don’t lose it, you’ll have to post it on TikTok. If you don’t want to make the draft public, you can make it private. Proceed as follows:

Tap the draft in the Drafts folder and make the final changes.
Tap Next .
Set visibility to Yourself (Me).
Tap More options and enable the “Save to device” option.
Tap the back button, then tap Post . This will make the video private and save it to your rpl camera.

Advice

Don’t worry if you need to sign out of TikTok – drafts won’t be lost. Just remember not to delete the app!
Saving videos to draft is very useful if you want to shoot a lot of TikTok content in one day, so you have plenty of content to edit and publish.

Steps

How to save drafts on TikTok

How to find and edit drafts

Why can’t I find my TikTok drafts?

How do I keep my drafts from disappearing?

Advice

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