ctrl s

Preserve your work

Ctrl+S is the keyboard shortcut for saving a file in most computer applications—hold Control and press S.

The command has become so instinctive that experienced users hit it reflexively, sometimes multiple times in quick succession: I ctrl+s every few seconds when I'm writing.

Losing work to a crash or power outage teaches the habit fast.

Related

file · document · backup · preserve · disk · command · save as · autosave · overwrite · draft · protect · storage · hard drive · commit · checkpoint · safety · writing · work

Opposites
data persistence action

ctrl sdiscard

Deliberately throw out

ctrl z · undo · revert · delete · cancel

document state change direction

ctrl sctrl z

PC revert command

undo · revert · rollback · reset

file lifecycle commands

ctrl sclose

Nearby or to shut

new file · open · exit · quit · alt f4

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G