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How to find something you saved on Reddit

Open your Reddit profile and tap Saved. Reddit has no search for saved items, so either scroll, or open the list in a desktop browser and use find-in-page. Only around your newest 1,000 saves stay reachable. For older ones, search Reddit or Google for a phrase you remember, or request a copy of your Reddit data.

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Updated November 4, 2026

Step by step

1
Open your Saved list
In the app: tap your avatar → Profile → Saved. On the web: open your profile and choose the Saved tab. Posts and comments are both there.
2
Use find-in-page on a computer
There's no search box for saved items. On a desktop browser, scroll down until the list stops loading more, then press Ctrl+F (Cmd+F on a Mac) and search for a word from the title.
3
Search Reddit for what you remember
Reddit's main search, limited to the subreddit you think it was in, will often find the thread directly. Sort by Top or Relevance rather than New.
4
Search the web instead
Search engines index Reddit well. Type a phrase you remember plus “site:reddit.com”, or add the subreddit name, and the thread usually turns up.
5
Request your data as a last resort
Reddit lets you request a copy of your account data from your settings. People who've done it report that it includes a list of saved posts, as links without titles, so it helps when you can recognise the subreddit or post ID.

Why Reddit's Saved list is hard to use

Saved is a single list ordered by when you saved things, with no search and no folders on a free account. A post you saved a year ago is buried under everything since. Threads can also be edited, deleted or removed by moderators after you save them, leaving a “[removed]” where the useful answer was.

The limit nobody mentions: about 1,000 items

Reddit's lists, including Saved, only return around the newest 1,000 items. Save more than that and the oldest ones fall off the end: they're still saved, but you can't scroll to them. Saved comments count towards the same total, and Reddit Premium doesn't raise it.

If you've been saving for years, the post you're looking for may simply be past the limit. That's when searching for it directly works better than scrolling.

Keep the threads that matter outside Reddit

Reddit is where people compare real experiences, which is exactly what you want to keep: which laptop, which route, which fix. For the threads worth keeping, tap Share and send them to Kajr. Each one arrives with a summary, so you can tell what the thread concluded without rereading 200 comments.

Your saves stay on your device, and you can ask across all of them at once: “what did the threads I saved say about switching to Android?” gets you an answer with the threads it came from.

Questions you can ask Kajr

What did the Reddit threads I saved say about switching to Android?
Which saved thread recommended a budget mechanical keyboard?
Do my saved threads agree on the best way to start running?

Frequently asked questions

Can you search saved posts on Reddit?

No. Reddit has no search for your Saved list. Use find-in-page in a desktop browser after scrolling, or search Reddit or Google for a phrase from the post.

Is there a limit to how many posts you can save on Reddit?

You can keep saving, but the Saved list only shows roughly your newest 1,000 items. Older saves drop out of reach, and Reddit Premium doesn't change that.

Why did a post disappear from my saved list?

Usually because it was deleted by its author or removed by moderators, or because it has fallen past the roughly 1,000-item limit.