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Does Google Forms save progress?

Last updated October 11, 2026

Yes, for people filling it in while signed in to a Google Account: Google says their progress is saved automatically as a draft for 30 days1.

Facts checked on October 11, 2026, each against its source. Every number links to where it came from.

How it works

  • To get back to a draft, they reopen the form's link in the same Google Account.1
  • The form's owner can turn draft saving off; people then see "Saving disabled" at the top of the form.1
  • Offline, it doesn't save.1 After an "Unable to save your draft" error, closing the form can lose what they'd done.2

What about people who aren't signed in?

Google's article describes drafts for people signed in to a Google Account. We didn't find a Google page that says drafts are kept for anyone else, so if your form is for the public (customers, guests, people who may not have a Google account or may not be signed in), don't count on it.

Can you see answers people didn't send?

Google's help on viewing responses covers submitted ones.3 We didn't find a way for the owner to see drafts in Google's help.

If you need progress saved for everyone

Wunderly saves answers as people type, with no account and no sign-in. They pick up where they left off on the same browser, or on another device from the link in the form's email. You see their unfinished answers in your results, free, and answers that are never sent are deleted after 30 days4. How saving works.

Sources

  1. Google Docs Editors Help: Save your progress on Google Forms, opened October 11, 2026
  2. Google Docs Editors Help: Fix common errors in Google Forms, opened October 11, 2026
  3. Google Docs Editors Help: View & manage form responses, opened October 11, 2026
  4. Wunderly docs: Hosted pages, opened October 11, 2026

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