Managing TikTok Drafts: Saving, Editing, and Deleting Your TikTok Content

When creating TikTok content, users can conveniently save their drafts directly within the app. TikTok’s popular drafts feature simplifies the editing and previewing process, allowing creators to refine their videos before sharing them with the public.

How to create a TikTok draft

Open TikTok.
Press the plus button to access the camera screen.
Select the length for your video.
Record a video using the red button or upload a clip from your gallery.
After previewing your clip, tap the red tick, and then hit ‘next’.
To save your video as a draft, click the ‘Drafts’ button located at the bottom left.

Your saved draft will be stored in a dedicated folder at the top of your profile page.

How to edit a TikTok draft

After saving your draft, you can edit it at any time.

Access your profile page, and select the ‘Drafts’ folder.
Tap on the draft you wish to edit to open it.
If you want to modify the video, click the back button in the top left corner, then select ‘Continue recording.’ Here, you can add new clips, music, filters, and more. Once satisfied, click the red tick to include any stickers or captions, or to adjust your clips.
Click ‘Next’ again to edit the privacy settings, hashtags, and thumbnail of the video.
To save it as a draft once more, select the ‘Drafts’ button, or choose the ‘Post’ button to share it publicly.

How to save TikTok drafts to camera roll

After filming a draft, you may want to keep the footage without posting it. Luckily, there is a straightforward way to save drafts to your camera roll.

Open your drafts folder and select the video you wish to save.
Press ‘Next’ to access the options.
Click the save button in the top right corner.
Check your camera roll, and your video should be saved there.

How to delete drafts on TikTok

It’s easy to accumulate numerous drafts when continuously filming videos without posting them, which could occupy space on your device. However, deleting drafts on TikTok is quite simple.

Navigate to the Drafts tab on your profile page.
Tap ‘Select’ in the top right corner.
Select the videos you wish to delete.
Press ‘Delete’ at the bottom of the screen, and confirm by tapping delete again on the pop-up.

It’s important to note that if you decide to uninstall TikTok, all saved drafts will be removed.

While published TikTok videos can be retrieved from the ‘recently deleted’ folder, drafts cannot be recovered. Thus, it’s advisable to back up any draft videos if you’re planning to uninstall TikTok.

Can other users see your TikTok drafts?

Other TikTok users cannot access your drafts. Only you can view your drafts as they are stored locally on your device instead of on TikTok’s servers.

If you’re actively producing content, consider exploring the best times to post on TikTok to enhance your chances of gaining more views and likes.