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5 guides · what breaks in Replit, why it happens, and the exact steps that fix it.
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Why your Replit fix never reaches your live app's database
Replit gives every app a separate development and production database, and the Agent can only write to the development one. Here is why a fix that works perfectly in your workspace can leave your live app broken, and what actually moves a schema or data change to production.
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You rolled back your Replit Agent checkpoint — why the app is still broken
A Replit Agent rollback restores your code, not your database, unless you explicitly opt in. Here's why checkpoint rollbacks leave code and data out of sync, how to tell that's your bug, and how to fix it without losing real data.
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Why files your Replit app writes disappear after you redeploy
Your Replit app writes a file and it works — then you redeploy and it's gone. Here's why every Replit deployment resets its filesystem on publish, and how to move storage somewhere that actually persists.
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Why your Replit app breaks the moment you deploy
App looks done in the Replit workspace, then breaks the second you deploy? Here are the three most common causes — and how to tell which one is yours.
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How to stop Replit Agent from rewriting code you didn't ask it to touch
Replit Agent changed files you never mentioned? Here's why long autonomous runs cause scope creep, and how to constrain the agent so a small fix stays small.
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