# \#scratchpad **URL:** https://community.postman.com/tag/scratchpad/657.md [Latest](https://community.postman.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.postman.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.postman.com/tags.md) --- ## [Offline Support, Filesystem, and Native-Git Is Coming to Postman](https://community.postman.com/t/offline-support-filesystem-and-native-git-is-coming-to-postman/86160)
**Author:** [@gbadebo-bello](https://community.postman.com/u/gbadebo-bello)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/offline-support-filesystem-and-native-git-is-coming-to-postman/86160 "2025-10-22T21:18:17Z")
Hi everyone :waving\_hand:, We are bringing the ability to work offline in Postman, edit your Local File System and use your existing git Workflows to version control your collections, schemas, environments, and other Po… --- ## [Forced to store environments on postman servers?](https://community.postman.com/t/forced-to-store-environments-on-postman-servers/52232)
**Author:** [@rogerengstrom](https://community.postman.com/u/rogerengstrom)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/forced-to-store-environments-on-postman-servers/52232 "2025-08-19T16:58:52Z")
It seems that postman now forces me to store my collections and environments in the cloud. First they got deleted and after a forced sign in and import/recovery from local backup to be able to work, everything is now in… --- ## [Postman Cloud Collections and Security](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cloud-collections-and-security/51913)
**Author:** [@dejan.rodiger](https://community.postman.com/u/dejan.rodiger)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cloud-collections-and-security/51913 "2025-08-12T22:19:00Z")
Postman has discontinued option to have Collections locally and forcing people to move all the data into your cloud, which includes API calls, username, passwords and lots of other confidential data. How is this data st… --- ## [Where can I download version 8.0.1?](https://community.postman.com/t/where-can-i-download-version-8-0-1/69902)
**Author:** [@maintenance-explore1](https://community.postman.com/u/maintenance-explore1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 9:44am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/where-can-i-download-version-8-0-1/69902 "2024-10-18T09:44:27Z")
I need to import a collection but I can’t sign-in as the server is behind firewall. I need this specific version as that I can import collection using Scratchpad --- ## [On login do option displayed to transfer Collections from scratchpad to workspace!](https://community.postman.com/t/on-login-do-option-displayed-to-transfer-collections-from-scratchpad-to-workspace/74184)
**Author:** [@tanmay13](https://community.postman.com/u/tanmay13)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 10:51am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/on-login-do-option-displayed-to-transfer-collections-from-scratchpad-to-workspace/74184 "2025-01-22T10:51:37Z")
The same issue is reported here, which is still not resolved but the issue has been closed --- ## [Can't import or access to my scratchpad](https://community.postman.com/t/cant-import-or-access-to-my-scratchpad/63159)
**Author:** [@mission-operator-948](https://community.postman.com/u/mission-operator-948)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/cant-import-or-access-to-my-scratchpad/63159 "2024-07-02T11:02:14Z")
Ok using Postman for a long time and it’s been nagging to create a workspace. I finally did it just to notice that all my collections have vanished. After 15 minutes of googling I figure out that there is a scratch pad o… --- ## [Discontinuing Scratchpad](https://community.postman.com/t/discontinuing-scratchpad/52098)
**Author:** [@jnoble57](https://community.postman.com/u/jnoble57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 9:32am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/discontinuing-scratchpad/52098 "2024-06-11T09:32:32Z")
Please, Please, Please, reverse this decision to require sign-in. There are an awful lot of developers that work for organizations that cannot have their api data synced to the cloud. Requiring signin and automatically … --- ## [Lost all collections; Last logged in during late 2022](https://community.postman.com/t/lost-all-collections-last-logged-in-during-late-2022/58911)
**Author:** [@cetspace25](https://community.postman.com/u/cetspace25)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/lost-all-collections-last-logged-in-during-late-2022/58911 "2024-03-17T08:22:59Z")
Novice who is starting over after about two years! If I recall correctly, I last logged into Postman during late 2022. Just logged in today and all of my collections and hard work appears to no longer exist! Surely, t… --- ## [Environment Variables Missing](https://community.postman.com/t/environment-variables-missing/56146)
**Author:** [@mission-explorer-697](https://community.postman.com/u/mission-explorer-697)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/environment-variables-missing/56146 "2024-01-03T16:45:53Z")
Hi, When starting up postman I just got a message saying something about scratch pad not available anymore and I need to sign in. I don’t use postman often and to be honest don’t even know what scratch pad is (I’m assu… --- ## [Where is my Postman data when signing out of my account](https://community.postman.com/t/where-is-my-postman-data-when-signing-out-of-my-account/55257)
**Author:** [@mauro.a.mozzarelli](https://community.postman.com/u/mauro.a.mozzarelli)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/where-is-my-postman-data-when-signing-out-of-my-account/55257 "2023-12-14T17:10:11Z")
I have used postman for a while and I built a considerable number of collections over time. After an upgrade I was strongly encouraged, if not forced to sign up for a postman cloud account. Just to go around the nagging … --- ## [Collections in lightweight client](https://community.postman.com/t/collections-in-lightweight-client/53367)
**Author:** [@research-astronomer2](https://community.postman.com/u/research-astronomer2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/collections-in-lightweight-client/53367 "2023-11-13T15:16:12Z")
In regards to the topic that has been closed recently: https://community.postman.com/t/collections-not-displayed-after-update/53245/8 So how exactly does one use collections now for people who literally can’t connect th… --- ## [Move existing collections to Lightweight API Client?](https://community.postman.com/t/move-existing-collections-to-lightweight-api-client/53628)
**Author:** [@ksmears](https://community.postman.com/u/ksmears)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 7:44am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/move-existing-collections-to-lightweight-api-client/53628 "2023-10-25T07:44:10Z")
If you have been using Postman and have existing collections/requests, is there a way they can be moved to the Lightweight API Client version? --- ## [Postman - my local api calls/collections are moved](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-my-local-api-calls-collections-are-moved/53671)
**Author:** [@badpostman1](https://community.postman.com/u/badpostman1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 7:43am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-my-local-api-calls-collections-are-moved/53671 "2023-10-25T07:43:53Z")
The new update told me to login if I want to see my stored collections and api calls - else I go into lite mode or whatever. You held my api calls as hostage. So I grudgingly sign up, and log in (to access my local stuf… --- ## [Need help with discontinuation of postman desktop](https://community.postman.com/t/need-help-with-discontinuation-of-postman-desktop/53533)
**Author:** [@rupagmorningstar](https://community.postman.com/u/rupagmorningstar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/need-help-with-discontinuation-of-postman-desktop/53533 "2023-10-20T18:18:04Z")
hi All, I was using postmat nad now after updating to 10.18 iam only able to use the lightweight api version of it and for rest i have to login. Can anyone help me to identify the release in which this change was rolle… --- ## [Collections not displayed after update](https://community.postman.com/t/collections-not-displayed-after-update/53245)
**Author:** [@security-geoscient12](https://community.postman.com/u/security-geoscient12)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/collections-not-displayed-after-update/53245 "2023-10-17T10:36:49Z")
Hey, I am working behind a firewall so cannot sign in to Postman. Now when I opened it all my collections are gone after some update that was automatically done and I cannot sign in. After years of using Postman, I neve… --- ## [Import data from scratchpad](https://community.postman.com/t/import-data-from-scratchpad/52867)
**Author:** [@mrarmyant](https://community.postman.com/u/mrarmyant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/import-data-from-scratchpad/52867 "2023-10-12T14:53:58Z")
Postman updated against my will. I had items in the scratchpad, and it asked me if I wanted to import. I hit skip thinking it would let me do it later, and reading the documentation it doesnt say how to get this import… --- ## [Lost all my work!](https://community.postman.com/t/lost-all-my-work/53192)
**Author:** [@rjCousineau](https://community.postman.com/u/rjCousineau)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/lost-all-my-work/53192 "2023-10-12T14:49:10Z")
Well, I finally took the plunge and updated to the web tier. My desktop Postman application with years of workspaces got “refreshed” and everything is gone… I’m speechless. I have no idea what version I was upgrading… --- ## [Where did all my collections go?!](https://community.postman.com/t/where-did-all-my-collections-go/52884)
**Author:** [@pm2023pm](https://community.postman.com/u/pm2023pm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/where-did-all-my-collections-go/52884 "2023-10-09T11:35:31Z")
I have no idea what happened, but when I “upgraded” to Postman 10, my hundreds of requests in various workspaces (and the workspaces themselves) are all gone! I have a backup file (JSON), but there is no obvious way to … --- ## [Need an old version with scratchpad](https://community.postman.com/t/need-an-old-version-with-scratchpad/52676)
**Author:** [@irian81](https://community.postman.com/u/irian81)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/need-an-old-version-with-scratchpad/52676 "2023-10-09T11:16:12Z")
Since the new version of postman no longer works offline i need a link to an older version where scratchpad still works while i move away from the now useless tool. I saw a post with concerns that has been arbitrarily c… --- ## [All settings, Environments, Collections gone](https://community.postman.com/t/all-settings-environments-collections-gone/52741)
**Author:** [@kcppd](https://community.postman.com/u/kcppd)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/all-settings-environments-collections-gone/52741 "2023-10-09T10:52:40Z")
After being forced to update to Version 10.18.9 UI Version: 10.18.9-ui-230926-0710 Desktop Platform Version: 10.18.7 (10.18.7) Everything is missing, all my settings all my collections all environments, everything. S… --- ## [What is this forced update?](https://community.postman.com/t/what-is-this-forced-update/52923)
**Author:** [@anthonyfromtheuk](https://community.postman.com/u/anthonyfromtheuk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 8:50am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/what-is-this-forced-update/52923 "2023-10-09T08:50:12Z")
When I have set postman to not update, due to your bad choices of direction and bloat you keep adding, I did not expect you to without consent go and update anyway… what is this malware?! Lost all my scratch space stuff … --- ## [How Do I Recover My Project Data](https://community.postman.com/t/how-do-i-recover-my-project-data/52791)
**Author:** [@Enrico.1964](https://community.postman.com/u/Enrico.1964)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 10:04am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/how-do-i-recover-my-project-data/52791 "2023-10-04T10:04:31Z")
Hi everyone, it’s the first time I’ve asked for support and I hope to be able to explain my problem which unfortunately starts from afar. I had installed a version of Postman and had never logged in, even though I had t… --- ## [How can I delete my account?](https://community.postman.com/t/how-can-i-delete-my-account/52712)
**Author:** [@aerospace-geologis14](https://community.postman.com/u/aerospace-geologis14)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/how-can-i-delete-my-account/52712 "2023-10-03T14:39:28Z")
I created an account since it is required to use my collections but after logging in I found that my collections are still not available. Since my data is gone I have no need to use Postman anymore and I have no use for… --- ## [Created an account and lost all Collections and Environments](https://community.postman.com/t/created-an-account-and-lost-all-collections-and-environments/52700)
**Author:** [@kanav-bansal](https://community.postman.com/u/kanav-bansal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/created-an-account-and-lost-all-collections-and-environments/52700 "2023-10-02T17:49:42Z")
I had been using Postman without an account and had a lot of data in terms of Collections and Environments. Today, after I upgraded the MacOS version and restarted the laptop, the Postman app forced me to create an accou… --- ## [Losing Users after sunsetting Scratch Pad](https://community.postman.com/t/losing-users-after-sunsetting-scratch-pad/52618)
**Author:** [@kwmike212](https://community.postman.com/u/kwmike212)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/losing-users-after-sunsetting-scratch-pad/52618 "2023-10-02T15:34:04Z")
I do not understand why postman decided to remove the ability to use features when not signing into an account. There are several situations where I need to test API connections and DO NOT want the information stored on… --- ## [ScratchPad Migrating Data partially missing](https://community.postman.com/t/scratchpad-migrating-data-partially-missing/52396)
**Author:** [@kerschenbauer](https://community.postman.com/u/kerschenbauer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/scratchpad-migrating-data-partially-missing/52396 "2023-10-02T14:24:08Z")
Hallo, i have 2 times now tried to migrate my data, but every time i tried some informations are missing. Last try was with Postman 10.18.x where most of the collections were migrated but some variables on the collecti… --- ## [Postman deleted all my collections](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-deleted-all-my-collections/52533)
**Author:** [@mission-geoscientis9](https://community.postman.com/u/mission-geoscientis9)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 10:04am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-deleted-all-my-collections/52533 "2023-09-28T10:04:35Z")
Where are my collections? I had a lot of collections in Postman to do my daily work. I was working today normally and then none of my calls reached the endpoint, so I spent hours debugging… at the end it was your client… --- ## [Postman stopped supporting Scratch Pad. What next?](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-stopped-supporting-scratch-pad-what-next/52530)
**Author:** [@e.mukhamadiarov](https://community.postman.com/u/e.mukhamadiarov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-stopped-supporting-scratch-pad-what-next/52530 "2023-09-28T09:54:28Z")
As you all know starting from Postman v10 we can’t anymore use Collections/Environments stuff etc. Postman introduced a Lightweight client, but as I see it, it is just to do not close the Postman entirely in one step for… --- ## [Lost all my collections after creating account](https://community.postman.com/t/lost-all-my-collections-after-creating-account/52449)
**Author:** [@majhwar](https://community.postman.com/u/majhwar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/lost-all-my-collections-after-creating-account/52449 "2023-09-26T21:59:39Z")
There was a warning coming for scratchpad getting deprovisioned. I had to create account to further use postman. I lost all my collections (had many of them). Is there a way to get them all back. Please help as I didn’t … --- ## [Using Postman with Z-Scaler](https://community.postman.com/t/using-postman-with-z-scaler/20174)
**Author:** [@roual](https://community.postman.com/u/roual)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/using-postman-with-z-scaler/20174 "2023-09-26T13:04:53Z")
Since updating to version 8 of Postman, the app has been virtually unusable. My company, for reasons I won’t start ranting about, has a proxy / web gateway called Z-Scaler running which takes great delight in intercepti… [Next page](https://community.postman.com/tag/scratchpad/657.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=scratchpad)