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How to resume Assistant conversations and saved work

Return to a conversation, locate its results and continue without duplicating active work.

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Before you begin

  • A saved Assistant or Film maker conversation.

What you’ll achieve: The original conversation reopened with its saved outputs and current work status.

Model choices

Settings lets you choose image and video models for this conversation. Default follows Tong’s current defaults. Model capabilities, content policies and prices still apply, including for unrestricted workflows.

Find the saved conversation

Open navigation and choose the conversation in the recent list. On a phone, open navigation first; use Load more when more saved conversations are available.

Step 1 · Forest Friends
Tong Assistant interface for “Find the saved conversation”, with the Forest Friends control highlighted by arrow 1.

Step 1: Forest Friends

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Read the current status

Read the saved messages and work status. Conversation-list connection failures recover automatically; wait for connectivity rather than resending your creative request.

Step 2 · Thinking…
Tong Assistant interface for “Read the current status”, with the Thinking… control highlighted by arrow 2.

Step 2: Thinking…

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Locate the result or film

Scroll to the earlier result or choose Project (View project on phones) for a film summary. Project entries help you find the related work in chat, including scenes and cuts.

Step 3 · Project
Tong Assistant interface for “Locate the result or film”, with the Project control highlighted by arrow 3.

Step 3: Project

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Continue with the next request

Describe the next change in the same conversation. If a message was rejected, correct it; if delivery is uncertain, use the shown recovery action for that message.

Step 4 · Message Assistant
Tong Assistant interface for “Continue with the next request”, with the Message Assistant control highlighted by arrow 4.

Step 4: Message Assistant

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A useful tip

Existing saved Text Chat conversations remain in history. Continue in Assistant opens the current conversational workflow.

If something goes wrong

Reopen the saved conversation and read its status before sending again. Let active work finish; an unavailable preview or connection does not mean a new generation is needed.

Read first, create when you’re ready

Reading this guide is free. Assistant and Film maker use credits as they work and pause when your balance is insufficient. Guide me pauses for creative review; Just make it continues automatically.

Reviewed 2026-10-18 · Tong Academy