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# save()

Writes any pending inserts, changes, and deletes to the persistent storage.

```
func save() throws
```

## Discussion> Important: Use the ``doc://com.apple.SwiftData/documentation/SwiftData/ModelContext/hasChanges`` property to determine whether the context
> has uncommitted changes before invoking this method. Otherwise, SwiftData may
> perform unnecessary work.

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