# iNat life list not opening with all species **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [June 12, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inat-life-list-not-opening-with-all-species/80075 "2026-06-12T21:09:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![billpranty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/billpranty/32/45126_2.png) [@billpranty](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/billpranty)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inat-life-list-not-opening-with-all-species/80075/1 "2026-06-12T21:09:49Z")
Good afternoon, I keep a spreadsheet of all species (not groups, genera or subtribes) I have uploaded to iNaturalist, more than 2,800 species. I get lifers almost every time I go out or run my moth/beetle array, So iNat’s life list is very important to me and is used whenever I add a lifer to my spreadsheet. The problem is my life list “shrinks” to orders, etc., every time I open it – or even when I save it as an html file. This necessitates spending 10 or more minutes every time I use the iNat list to reopen every family to get each species on my list. It should not have to be like this! If I click on every family to get all my species, the list should stay open! And when I save the list, it should contain every species I opened. I am running an HP laptop with Windows 11. Surely we do not all have this issue, so what am I doing wrong? Thank you Bill Pranty Spring Hill, Florida ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inat-life-list-not-opening-with-all-species/80075/2 "2026-08-11T21:10:08Z")
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