What to do if Inkscape crashes
This part of the chapter could be written about any graphic design program, or about any program really. Nothing is perfect, accidents happen, and programs crash. And sometimes, you just lose the results of hours of hard work.
Inkscape is an open source program, with different versions able to run on various operating systems. People use Inkscape on Windows, macOS, and GNU/Linux, working on computers with very different capabilities.
Inkscape is constantly developed, and new features mean new design possibilities, but they might also cause bugs. And sometimes things are too much to handle, and Inkscape crashes. In the following sections, you will learn what to do on these rare occasions.
Prevention
Your first defense against accidental crashes is to prevent them. Here are a few tips to remember every time you work with Inkscape. Most are useful tips for other design programs as well.
Save your work and save it often
The first thing you...
