Workflow definitions disappear

Hi,
All my workflow definitions built over the last few hours using the standalone Workflow Builder 2.6.3 have mysteriously disappeared.
Whan I opened the wft, there was nothing there !! Even under Show/Hide Item Types, both the lists are empty.
Is it possible to recover my work ??
Please help...
Regards,
Rahul.

Hello,
We (or at least me) have not come across such a behavior before, but I do have a habit of saving often - whether it is a word document or workflow definition.
However, to understand why this may be happening - the flow definition during constructing all resides in memory. So, if the PC is running low on memory and has any other OS related issues, it may be raising some fault which are not handled by the builder.
So, adding an auto-save feature in the next generation of builder will be good idea i guess!!
Cheers,
Raja

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