Past solution to any solved problem is not showing in the problem's code editor
Ariel Rotem
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UPDATE
As @Leaderboard said in the comments, the problem is related to the fact that the code is saved in the local storage of the browser, so if you switch computers or delete your local storage somehow this is what will happen.
Solution: you can retrive your code to the problem's code editor by clicking the icon:

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Link to an aritcle about the problem: https://support.leetcode.com/hc/en-us/articles/360011934853-Why-all-my-solutions-in-the-code-editor-suddenly-went-missing-




Hi, I have already solved in the past the current daily problem - [1249. Minimum Remove to Make Valid Parentheses](https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-remove-to-make-valid-parentheses/) - and it was accepted. From what I remember, if you already solved the daily problem in the past then your solution will be shown in the problem's code editor and you just need to submit the solution again to consider done and get the points. But today I saw that my solution was not shown in the problem's code editor as usual. I search a little and notice that this is happening now in all of the problems I solved already.

Was this changed on purpose?
If yes, then in my opinion your should reverse the change from several reasons:

  • Users sometimes want to remember how they solved a specific problem and in this case it would be the best if they could just look for the problem and find the solution in the problem's code editor instead of going over all of their submissions.
  • In the case of the daily problem users which solved the problem already, just want to submit the solution they made in the past and get the points on it instead of going over all of their submissions.
  • If user will work hard to think of a solution to a problem and in the end he will see that he already solved the problem in the past he will get annoyed by it.

All the reasons to reverse the change are correct (in my opinion) even in the case that the user can go to the Submissins category of the problem and find his past answer, because users may not think of it and it easier to see the solution right away in the problem's code editor.

Thank you for your time, hope you will fix it.

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