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Design Error Recovery

Feedback & States · undo, errors

Updated 2026-07-28

Mistakes are inevitable.
Good recovery includes:

Clear explanation:

What happened.

Next action:

What to do.

Recovery:

Retry, undo, edit.

Avoid:

Technical messages.
Blame.
Dead ends.

The best error message helps users continue.

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