How to Find LinkedIn Drafts

Ever spent time crafting the perfect LinkedIn post, only for it to vanish when you back out of the composition window? You're not alone. The hunt for LinkedIn drafts can be surprisingly frustrating, but once you know where their hiding spots are, you can reclaim your hard work. This guide will walk you through exactly how to find your LinkedIn drafts on every device and explain what to do when they seem to have disappeared completely.

Why Is It So Hard to Find LinkedIn Drafts?

If you've ever felt like you're losing your mind looking for a simple "Drafts" folder on LinkedIn, take a deep breath - it's not you, it's the platform's design. Unlike email clients or other writing apps that have a clear, dedicated folder for saved work, LinkedIn's draft functionality is more of a temporary holding space. It’s effective, but not always intuitive.

The single most important thing to know is that LinkedIn drafts are device-specific. This is the number one reason people can't find their saved posts. A draft you started on your laptop's web browser will not be waiting for you on your phone's LinkedIn app, and vice versa. They are saved locally to the device and browser session where you started them, not to your account in the cloud.

Because they are stored locally, they can also be a bit fragile. Things like clearing your browser cache, running a system update, or reinstalling the LinkedIn app can sometimes wipe out your saved drafts without warning. Think of it less as a permanent filing cabinet and more like a sticky note you left on your monitor - useful for the short term, but not a reliable long-term storage solution.

How to Find Your LinkedIn Drafts on a Desktop Computer

On a desktop, your personal post drafts are tied directly to the "Start a post" window. If you have a draft saved, LinkedIn will subtly remind you it's there when you go to create a new post.

Accessing Your Personal Profile Drafts

Locating a draft on your desktop browser only takes a couple of clicks:

• Step 1: Log in to your LinkedIn account and go to your main homepage feed.
• Step 2: At the top of the feed, click the "Start a post" box to open the editor pop-up window.
• Step 3: If you have an unsent draft, the window will appear with its content already loaded. At the bottom of this window, you should see a small message that says “1 saved draft.” By default, it opens your most recent one.
• Step 4: You can continue editing your post, add media, or click "Post" to share it with your network. If you want to delete it, simply erase the content and click the "X" to close the window. LinkedIn will ask if you want to discard the post.

It's a straightforward process, but can be confusing because it doesn’t present a list of drafts. It simply loads the last one you were working on directly into the editor.

How to Find Drafts for a LinkedIn Company Page

Fortunately, managing drafts for a LinkedIn Company Page is a much more robust and organized experience. Unlike personal drafts, Company Page drafts are saved to the page itself, meaning any page admin can access them from any device.

Here’s how to access them:

1. Navigate to the LinkedIn Company Page you manage. Make sure you are in the Admin View.
2. On the left-hand navigation menu, look under the "Content" section. You will see a dedicated "Drafts" tab right next to "Scheduled" and "Published."
3. Click on the "Drafts" tab. This will take you to a page displaying a clean list of all saved post drafts for that page.
4. From here, you can click on any draft to resume editing, schedule it for later, post it immediately, or delete it completely.

This is a much better system and works great for teams collaborating on content for a business profile.

How to Find Your LinkedIn Drafts on the Mobile App (iOS &, Android)

Finding drafts on the LinkedIn mobile app is slightly different but still very simple once you know where to look. The process is identical for both iOS and Android devices.

• Step 1: Open the LinkedIn app on your phone or tablet.
• Step 2: Tap the "Post" button at the bottom center of the navigation bar. This will open the post creation screen.
• Step 3: At the very top of a blank post creator, you'll see a small banner that says "You have X saved drafts. View drafts." Tap this banner.
• Step 4: You'll be taken to a new screen titled "My drafts," which shows a list of every post you've saved on that specific mobile device.
• Step 5: You can tap a draft to open and edit it, or tap the three dots icon next to it to either discard just that one draft or discard all of them at once.

The mobile app experience is superior to the desktop for personal profiles because it allows you to see all your drafts in a list view, not just the most recent one.

"My LinkedIn Draft Disappeared!" - Common Reasons Why

Feeling the panic of a missing post? Before you resign yourself to rewriting it from scratch, run through this quick checklist of common reasons why your draft may have gone missing.

You Switched Devices

This is the most frequent culprit. The draft you meticulously wrote on your work laptop will not be visible on your phone. Make sure you are checking for the draft on the exact same device and browser where you created it. It’s frustrating, but it’s how LinkedIn’s personal drafts work.

You Cleared Your Browser Cache or App Data

Since drafts are stored in your local browser storage or app cache, clearing that data deletes your drafts permanently. If you recently used a "clean temporary files" utility or manually cleared your cache and cookies to solve a browser issue, your draft was likely erased in the process.

A Recent Update Wiped It Out

Occasionally, an automatic browser update or a major new version of the LinkedIn app can cause locally saved data to be reset. While not as common, it's a possibility, especially if you notice the app looks or feels different than the last time you used it.

It Was Meant for a Company Page

You may be looking for the draft in your personal post composer when you actually saved it while managing your brand’s page. If you're a Company Page admin, always double-check the "Drafts" tab in the page's admin view.

A Smarter Way to Manage Your LinkedIn Content

Relying on LinkedIn’s native drafts feature can feel a bit like a gamble. When your content is important for your brand, business, or personal career, a temporary, device-locked storage option isn't ideal. Professionals and serious creators often use a more reliable system for managing their content pipeline that lives outside of LinkedIn.

Create a Central Content Hub

Instead of typing your content directly into LinkedIn, create and refine your ideas in a separate, dedicated "content hub." This gives you a permanent, searchable archive of all your posts that is safe from app glitches and accessible from any device.

A few popular options include:

• Note-Taking Apps: Tools like Google Docs, Notion, Evernote, or even the basic notes app on your phone are excellent for this. You can create folders, jot down ideas, write full posts, and access them anywhere.
• A Simple Spreadsheet: A Google Sheet or Excel file can work wonders as a content calendar. You can have columns for the post text, a link to the image/video, the planned posting date, post status (idea, drafting, ready), and notes.

Use a Professional Social Media Tool

Drafting posts natively on each social platform one-by-one feels outdated. A better approach is to leverage a social media management platform where you can plan, draft, get feedback, and schedule all your content in one place. These tools act as a central command center for all your platforms, not just LinkedIn. Their draft systems are built to be permanent and collaborative - they don't disappear when you clear your cache or switch devices. A good management tool gives you a visual calendar of your content, so you can easily see what’s going live and when, all in one bird’s-eye view.

Final Thoughts

Hunting for a lost LinkedIn draft can disrupt your workflow, but most of the time, it's simply a matter of checking the post composer on the original device you used. Whether on desktop or mobile, the entryway to your drafts is always rooted in the "start a post" action. Understanding their local, device-specific nature is the biggest step toward solving the mystery.

For our team, battling with finicky native draft features was one of the big reasons we built Postbase. We wanted a central, reliable place where our brilliant ideas and carefully crafted posts wouldn't vanish if we switched from a laptop to a phone. Our visual calendar is designed to be a secure and permanent hub for planning and drafting content for LinkedIn and all your other platforms, so you can focus on creativity, not search and rescue.