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= File > Save =

[[JOSMImage(save,link=,48,middle,margin-right=20)]] ''Keyboard shortcut:'' **`Ctrl+S`**

**Save the currently active layer.** \\

* If the currently active layer has been loaded from a file or saved before the file is saved without dialog.
* Otherwise the following dialog is presented:

[[Image(save_dialog.png,400,link=)]]

There are different types of data to save to.
* As OSM Server file (`.osm`) or (`.xml`)
 * OSM files (`.osm`) can also be saved as compressed files using xz (`.osm.xz`), bzip2 (`.osm.bz2` or `.osm.bz`) or gzip (`.osm.gz`)
* As GPX file (`.gpx`) or as compressed GPX file using gzip (`.gpx.gz`), bzip2 (`.gpx.bz2` or `.gpx.bz`), gzip (`.gpx.xz`) or zip (`.gpx.zip`)
* As GeoJSON file (`.geojson` or `.json`)
* As [wikitr:/Help/Dialog/Notes Note] file (`.osn`)
* As [wikitr:/Help/Dialog/Validator Validator] file (`.xml`)

After saving file a notification is displayed : ''Successfully file'' with the ''file name''


== Preferences ==#Preferences
See [[JOSMImage(open)]] [wikitr:/Help/Action/Open#Preferences Open…]

== See also ==
* [[JOSMImage(save_as)]] [wikitr:/Help/Action/SaveAs Save as…]
* [[JOSMImage(session)]] [wikitr:/Help/Action/SessionSaveAs Save Session as…]
* [[JOSMImage(open)]] [wikitr:/Help/Action/Open Open…]
* [[JOSMImage(openrecent)]] [wikitr:/Help/Action/OpenRecent Open Recent]


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