Existing ScriptableObjects don't serialize correctly

Unity Engine
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Hello, I have defined an abstract SO class. I then implemented some classes based on it and instantiated some assets. Afterwards, I noticed that I need an extra int field, so I just a public int field. This field doesn’t appear in the serialization of the ALREADY EXISTING assets (if I open it in a text editor), so all data gets lost. It does appear if I create a new asset. Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks for the help!

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It seems you need to call Editor.SetDirty(asset) on the asset or it doesn’t even try to serialize. Sorry for the trouble!

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SO asset changes aren’t saved to disk until you save your project, call AssetDatabase.SaveAssets() or close your project.