# Export requires saving all workflows **URL:** \ **Category:** Feedback & Ideas\ **Tags:** bug\ **Created:** [October 11, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/export-requires-saving-all-workflows/73418 "2023-10-11T11:45:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mwiegand](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/user_avatar/forum.knime.com/mwiegand/32/66896_2.png) [@mwiegand](https://forum.knime.com/u/mwiegand)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/export-requires-saving-all-workflows/73418/1 "2023-10-11T11:45:26Z")
Hi, whilst I understand that there can be dependencies between workflows which require to get resolved prior to any export, wouldn’t it be possible to identify if there are any dependencies so it’s not mandatory so save all workflows upon export a single one? Best Mike ---
**Author:** ![takbb](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/user_avatar/forum.knime.com/takbb/32/57077_2.png) [@takbb](https://forum.knime.com/u/takbb)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/export-requires-saving-all-workflows/73418/2 "2023-10-12T11:08:45Z")
Yes this one gets my vote as it has long been an annoyance to me too. I often have loads of flows open and I only have to breathe on a workflow for it to think it requires saving! ---
**Author:** ![iCFO](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/user_avatar/forum.knime.com/icfo/32/36036_2.png) [@iCFO](https://forum.knime.com/u/iCFO)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/export-requires-saving-all-workflows/73418/3 "2023-10-12T13:16:48Z")
Can I vote more than once? 🤣 Trying to quickly help on the forum is certainly massively complicated by this attempt to save all workflows on every export. This is especially scary when I am just temporarily hijacking an existing workflow to modify it to quickly accomplish a one off task, and the last thing I want is to save in those changes!