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I asked ChatGPT to fix something and it made it worse. Now what?

You will learn how to go back to the better answer and try again.

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No harm done. The earlier, better answer is still there.

ChatGPT keeps each reply in your chat. You can scroll up to find the good one.

Then you can simply ask again, in a clearer way, for what you want.

Try this
  1. Scroll up to find the earlier answer you liked.
  2. Copy that good answer if you want to keep it.
  3. Tell ChatGPT plainly what you want changed and what to leave alone.
A message you can copy

The last change made it worse. Please go back to the earlier version and only change [the one small thing].

Paste it into ChatGPT, then change the words in brackets to fit you. It opens in a new tab, so you will not lose this page.

Buddy, your friendly guide
Buddy says

Older answers do not disappear. Scroll up to find the one you liked.

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