While inspecting an element in the DOM on my website using the Chrome Devtools I accidentally deleted the DIV that had all my authentication components. They've disappeared from my screen. How do I fix it?

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Ray Barr

4 December, 07:52

While inspecting an element in the DOM on my website using the Chrome Devtools I accidentally deleted the DIV that had all my authentication components. They've disappeared from my screen. How do I fix it?

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Geovanni · Answer 1

Refresh the page, it will reset all the underlying code.

Explanation:

Inspecting an element is essential for web developers in building websites faster and better. The Chrome DevTools is a powerful tool that is integrated into the Chrome browser to assist developers in on-the-go website troubleshooting.

Editing codes in the Chrome DevTools console does not affect the source code of the website hosted on a server, it just provides instant editing functions for troubleshooting or website enhancement.

Therefore, refreshing the page, re-loads the website again from its database which will show the unedited website. In our scenario, after refreshing the page, all the deleted DIV that contains all the authentication will reappear again.