# Export Queue, Downloads, and Retries

Source: [Export Queue, Downloads, and Retries](<https://pr-444-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/export-history>)

Documentation index: [llms.txt](<https://pr-444-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/llms.txt>)

Last updated: 2026-08-26

Starting a file export opens a queue under the header **Export** button. It shows the current session’s observed jobs and the recent project render jobs available to the editor.

## Read and manage an export job

-   A running row shows its type, name, status, and staged progress. Cloud progress remains below completion until the render actually finishes.
-   Hover a running row and select X to cancel. On a completed row, X only dismisses the queue entry; it does not delete the saved file.
-   If the job fails, select **Retry**.
-   A completed cloud job downloads automatically once per browser. Use **Download again** or **View** afterward.
-   A completed Desktop local render offers **Show in Finder** and **Open**.

When media is still uploading, a cloud export can remain at **Preparing media…** and begin automatically after uploads finish. A long render can change to **Taking longer than usual** without meaning it failed.

The queue is not a permanent account archive. Refreshing can remove session-only rows, and the dialog exposes only the project’s most recent render jobs. Save delivered files in your own storage instead of relying on the queue as long-term history. The direct Jianying/CapCut handoff uses its own completion dialog.
