My N8N workflow was partially deleted, can't recover

[Sam_Klopper]

Describe the problem/error/question

The workflow I build is partially deleted (see first picture vs 2nd picture) and if I try to duplicate an old version (which is the correct one) it says “Some execution data wasn’t imported
Some nodes have been deleted or renamed or added to the workflow since the execution ran.” How do I recover the old workflow and how do I prevent this from happening again?

What is the error message (if any)?

Some execution data wasn’t imported
Some nodes have been deleted or renamed or added to the workflow since the execution ran.

Please share your workflow

See pictures
(Select the nodes on your canvas and use the keyboard shortcuts CMD+C/CTRL+C and CMD+V/CTRL+V to copy and paste the workflow.)

Share the output returned by the last node

Information on your n8n setup

• **n8n version: 1.91.3
• **Database (default: SQLite):N/A
• **n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):default
• **Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app): Cloud
• **Operating system: MacOS
  
  
  
  
  

[BramKn]

Hi @Sam_Klopper

Normally you can copy paste workflows from an execution. Sometimes however it doesn’t like it if there is already nodes with the same name and such.
Can you try selecting everything inside an execution (with the correct workflow) And paste it inside a newly created workflow?
If you didn’t try this already of course

[Sam_Klopper]

Thanks @BramKn - this seems to work. Do you know by any change how this happened?

[BramKn]

Could be a lot of things.
I know I have had some issues like this before but has been a long time since I have seen it. So would not expect it in your version.
Are the executions manual executions? So that it can be a save that wasnt working correctly? (or you forgot or u did override in a different tab with the old version)