# Autosave feature in VSCode > Tired of forgetting to save files in VS Code? Learn how to easily enable the Autosave feature, set it to onFocusChange, and never lose unsaved changes again! ---  **TL;DR** This article shows how to enable VSCode's Autosave feature, either through the Settings UI (`Files: Auto save` set to `onFocusChange`) or by adding the corresponding line to `settings.json`, so changes are saved automatically whenever the editor loses focus instead of relying on manual `Ctrl+S`. How many times have you modified a file in VSCode (and forgotten to save the modification) in order to refresh it from your web page, run the script from your console, etc., and then thought *Oh no, damn, it still doesn't work*? And it can take several minutes of back and forth before — damn it, silly me — you realize you didn't save your changes. And even more so when you've done a Search & Replace in several files; some having been saved and others not — think of a [multiple cursors](/blog/vscode-multiple-cursors) session spread across a dozen tabs. Let's see how to avoid this. It's really easy: press `CTRL`-`,` (comma) to show the settings page and start to type `autosave`. The concerned settings will be displayed and set `Files: Auto save` on `onFocusChange`.  Or, you can also simply add the following line in your `settings.json` file: **settings.json** ```json { "files.autoSave": "onFocusChange" } ``` > **You're using a versioning system, right?:** > > Some people don't like this feature and say *I want to be aware when I save something* (in case I do something stupid eh) but, oh, there's a versioning system like Git isn't there? So if you do something stupid, just don't save the changes and/or do a `revert`. > > If you're one of these people, try out the autosave function for a few days, and you'll see that it brings undeniable comfort. Another setting in the same spirit, one you enable once and never think about again: [Sticky scroll in vscode](/blog/vscode-sticky-scroll).