# Pinegrow Erasing style.css when style.less is saved or edited **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [January 26, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-erasing-style-css-when-style-less-is-saved-or-edited/7692 "2023-01-26T05:16:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mrSidX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mrSidX](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/mrSidX)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-erasing-style-css-when-style-less-is-saved-or-edited/7692/1 "2023-01-26T05:16:19Z")
I have a template that I am working with on PG, and I noticed that when I save the root folder’s `sytle.less` file, it totally wipes out any data in `style.css` leaving it empty and saves it. I closed out VS Code thinking this would be a bug between the two, but this persists within PG only. Prior to this, I was experiencing an error when saving: ```plaintext * file:///C:/Users/xxxx/Desktop/main-roofit/roofit-placeholder/style.less - Unrecognised input. Possibly missing opening '(' in file at 2806:10 ``` This error message was remedied by locating faulty syntax errors in the template’s ` style.less` Please forgive me as I’m still using version 6.5 Was this a known issue? I’m due for an update, but I want to cover this issue prior. ---
**Author:** ![mrSidX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mrSidX](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/mrSidX)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-erasing-style-css-when-style-less-is-saved-or-edited/7692/2 "2023-01-26T05:28:53Z")
I restarted my machine, and came back into PG, and loaded both the `style.css` and the `style.less` into the editor. I was able to save `style.less` without erasing `style.css`. The moment I loaded `index.html` the problem happened again. ---
**Author:** ![mrSidX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mrSidX](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/mrSidX)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-erasing-style-css-when-style-less-is-saved-or-edited/7692/3 "2023-01-26T05:56:50Z")
I’m starting to guess something with the less compiler isn’t working? When it erases the .css my whole page styling is non-existent. ---
**Author:** ![mrSidX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mrSidX](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/mrSidX)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-erasing-style-css-when-style-less-is-saved-or-edited/7692/4 "2023-01-26T06:12:29Z")
Update: I have extracted the template into a whole new folder, copied over all the contents to this, and now I am able to work without the `.css` file going blank. Ever since this maneuver, PG is working like a charm. Perhaps I should have reported this into the bugs forum? I will report anymore findings here, but this could have been addressed already with later versions that what I am using. ---
**Author:** ![mrSidX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mrSidX](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/mrSidX)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-erasing-style-css-when-style-less-is-saved-or-edited/7692/5 "2023-01-26T08:14:34Z")
I’m getting the error popup again “Unrecognized Input” about the `style.less` when I try to save `index.html` file. This hasn’t yet erased the `style.css` The syntax checks out OK, but still get the error. ---
**Author:** ![Emmanuel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/emmanuel/32/6294_2.png) [@Emmanuel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Emmanuel)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-erasing-style-css-when-style-less-is-saved-or-edited/7692/6 "2023-01-26T09:29:11Z")
Can you please [contact the support](https://pinegrow.com/contact-us/) and send us your project folder? ---
**Author:** ![mrSidX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mrSidX](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/mrSidX)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-erasing-style-css-when-style-less-is-saved-or-edited/7692/7 "2023-01-26T11:24:18Z")
Hello Emmanuel… Thanks for reaching out. I would be happy to assist. My project in all is at 16mb, so this should zip & transfer via email. **Note** : I am pending a reply back on a license renewal inquiry with PG support, as I am about to renew my PG `One Time Payment` hopefully within the next few days. I will zip the project and send now. ---
**Author:** ![mrSidX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mrSidX](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/mrSidX)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/pinegrow-erasing-style-css-when-style-less-is-saved-or-edited/7692/8 "2023-01-26T11:51:46Z")
The project has been sent and a link provided to the shared zip of the project. Thanks