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Unable to edit my draw.io Diagrams

Yi Lin LIU
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August 4, 2025

I am unable to edit my draw.io Diagram. I have already triple checked that I do not have any unpublished draft pages, yet I am constantly hit with the [Warning: This Confluence page has unpublished changes. Editing the diagram from page view may cause data loss. Please edit the Confluence page first and then edit the diagram.] Error message. Strangest thing is in the draw.io Diagram page, it shows my diagram embedded in the wrong Container. 

 

 

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MJ Valencia -drawio diagrams-
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August 15, 2025

Hi there @Yi Lin LIU , 

Thanks for reaching out. 

It sounds like Confluence still thinks there are unpublished changes on the page, even though you don’t see any. This can sometimes happen if the diagram is embedded in a different macro/container than expected, which might explain why you’re seeing it in the “wrong” container.

I’d recommend:

  1. Going into page edit mode in Confluence.

  2. Checking that the diagram is embedded in the correct draw.io macro and not nested inside another macro or element.

  3. Making a small change (like adding a space), then re-publishing the page.

  4. Once published, try editing the diagram again from page view.

If this keeps happening, please file a support ticket with us, we typically respond within 24 hours:
👉 Submit a draw.io support ticket

 

Let me know if this works and if you have any further questions! :)

Best, 

 

MJ 

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Brant Schroeder
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August 4, 2025

@Yi Lin LIU welcome to the Atlassian community

Take a look at this and see if it fixes your issue.  If this does not work I would suggest reaching out to Draw.io support.

https://www.drawio.com/doc/faq/confluence-cloud-recover-diagram-draft-page 

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