Seedance Video Recovery: Resume a Run After Closing a Tab

For Seedance video recovery, reopen the same generator page in the same browser within six hours of starting your latest run. The studio can restore its finished result or resume the progress display for a pending request. Returning checks the existing run; it does not submit another generation. If the result does not reappear, sign in to the account that started it and check My Creations before pressing Generate again.

As of October 13, 2026 · By the Seedance 2.5 Editorial Team

This guide covers retrieving an existing request after leaving the page. The cover is a conceptual illustration, rather than a screenshot or a demonstrated video result. Recovery depends on the run still being accessible and the browser retaining its reminder; it is not a guarantee that every missing clip can be retrieved.

Recover the latest run in four steps

1. Return to the page where you started. If you generated on the Seedance homepage, reopen that page. A different generator page has its own latest-run reminder.
2. Use the same browser and profile. Keep the browser that submitted the request. Switching from a phone to a laptop, or from one browser profile to another, does not carry that local reminder across.
3. Let the studio check the request. A completed run can show its output. A pending run can return to the progress display. Reconnect if you are offline so the page can get an updated status.
4. Check your saved history. Open My Creations with the original account if the output is absent, the reminder has expired, or you have already started something else.

For example, suppose you start a clip on your phone, switch to another app, and return later. If the browser kept the tab open, the studio checks the run when the page becomes visible again. If the phone discarded the tab and reloads it, the latest-run reminder can help the page retrieve that request. Those two situations can look similar to you, even though the browser handled the page differently.

Read the state before taking the next action

A quiet progress screen is not enough to conclude that a run failed. A page that was in the background may have an older display than the server’s current state. Bring it back into view and give it a chance to check.

Avoid alternating between refresh and Generate. Refresh can reload the page’s view; Generate submits a new request. When you are unsure whether the first request finished, your saved history is the better place to look before creating a replacement.

If the result exists but contains unwanted motion, changed details, or a weak ending, recovery has already done its job. Use the generation troubleshooting guide for output problems. Retrieving the same run will not improve its visual quality.

Understand what the six-hour window remembers

The studio remembers one latest run for each generator page for six hours from the start of that request. It can use that reminder after a reload to ask for the run’s status and show the appropriate state.

This is a convenience for returning to recent work. It is not a complete queue of every request you have submitted. A newer request on the same page becomes the one to retrieve there, so older outputs belong in your saved history rather than the page’s automatic return view.

The six-hour window also does not describe how long a saved creation is retained. A browser reminder and an account’s history serve different purposes. If you come back after the reminder expires, look in My Creations. For any output you need to keep for a project, download your own copy and store it with your project files.

Do not plan a deadline around leaving a run unattended for exactly six hours. Account access, browser settings, network availability, and the request’s eventual outcome still matter. The practical habit is to retrieve and save a completed clip when you can, rather than treating the return window as an archive.

Why the same browser and account matter

The page’s reminder lives in browser storage. MDN’s explanation of local storage describes why stored information can survive normal browser sessions, why browser settings can prevent storage, and why private-session storage may disappear when the last private tab closes.

That leads to a few ordinary recovery limits. Clearing site data can remove the reminder. A private window may not retain it after you close the private session. Another device does not automatically receive it. A browser that blocks persistent storage may be unable to remember the request in the first place.

Account access is separate. If you signed out or changed accounts, the studio may no longer be able to retrieve the original request from that page. Sign in to the account you actually used, then check its history. An empty return view does not establish that a clip was deleted, and switching through unrelated accounts is not a useful recovery method.

You do not need to edit browser storage or paste commands into a developer console. Start with the page, browser profile, account, and saved history. If those ordinary checks do not help, collect the request details for support.

Find and save the finished output

When the result appears, play it through once before treating the task as complete. Confirm that it is the intended clip, that the opening and ending are present, and that playback works in the environment where you will use it. Then download it and check the Saved in My Creations link underneath the result.

If several clips have similar scenes, distinguish them by the brief you submitted and the approximate time you started. A filename alone may not be enough to tell two similar tests apart. Keep your own short note of the scene, model choice, and reason for that particular version.

For editorial work, the first-render record guide gives you a way to record what an output actually demonstrates. A retrieved clip still needs the same review as one you watched finish in an open tab. Recovery does not certify identity, motion, audio, or suitability for publication.

If you pressed New, the studio clears the result view and that page’s latest-run reminder. You can prepare another request, but the cleared result should no longer be expected to reappear there automatically. Check its saved entry instead. Similarly, if you have submitted a newer run, use history to find the earlier one.

If nothing comes back, use a short recovery checklist

Before submitting a replacement, check these points:

• You reopened the original generator page, rather than a similar landing page.
• You are in the original browser profile and the account used for the request.
• Your connection is working and the page can update its status.
• You have checked My Creations for the completed output.
• You have considered whether site data was cleared, the private session closed, or the six-hour reminder expired.
• You have not confused a visual-quality problem with a missing result.

If the request remains missing, use the contact page and describe the original page, approximate submission time, account context, and any visible status message. Include a request identifier only if it is already shown to you. Do not send passwords or private credentials. These details help distinguish an inaccessible request from one that failed or from a local display that lost its reminder.

Only start a replacement after deciding that another render is actually needed. Automatic return recovery follows the original request; a replacement is a separate generation. Keep those two decisions clear so you do not accidentally create multiple versions while looking for the first.

Frequently asked questions

Can I recover a Seedance video after closing the tab?

Return to the same generator page in the same browser within six hours of starting the run. If its latest-run reminder is available and the run is accessible to your account, the studio can show the finished result or resume progress. Check My Creations if it does not appear.

Does returning to a pending run submit another generation?

No. Restoring a remembered run checks the existing request and resumes its progress display. Pressing Generate creates a separate request, so check the existing run before submitting another.

Does the six-hour recovery window delete my saved videos?

No. The six-hour limit applies to the generator page remembering its latest run. It is not a six-hour retention promise or deletion schedule for saved creations.

What does the New button do to recovery?

New clears the displayed result and that generator page’s latest-run reminder. Use My Creations to look for a saved result afterward; do not expect the old result to return automatically on that page.