The Workbench periodically saves a snapshot in order to reduce the risk of losing data due to crashes.

• Saved data is never lost as it is written to disk immediately (upon save).
• Unsaved data in open editors may be lost, depending on the editor implementation.
• Bookmarks and tasks might be lost.
• If a crash occurs during CVS synchronization, the Workbench may be out of sync. You can check by performing the synchronize operation again.
• Previously-created projects are never lost.

Developers of plug-ins can also choose to participate in this lifecycle and save the state of their plug-ins.