# Pausing and restart **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 25, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-and-restart/74550 "2019-06-25T21:31:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PaulJohnson2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@PaulJohnson2](https://community.inventables.com/u/PaulJohnson2)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-and-restart/74550/1 "2019-06-25T21:31:52Z")
Two different but related items. I wanted to pause my X carve last night and have it resume where it stopped. Is there a way to do this correctly? What happens if you break a bit and don’t need to start the carve all over. Is there a way to back the carve progress up a few minutes then have it resume? ---
**Author:** ![HaldorLonningdal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/haldorlonningdal/32/72377_2.png) [@HaldorLonningdal](https://community.inventables.com/u/HaldorLonningdal)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 7:55am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/pausing-and-restart/74550/2 "2019-06-26T07:55:58Z")
> [@PaulJohnson2](#): > > 1 - I wanted to pause my X carve last night and have it resume where it stopped. Is there a way to do this correctly? > 2 - What happens if you break a bit and don’t need to start the carve all over. > 3 - Is there a way to back the carve progress up a few minutes then have it resume 1 - Press Pause button, make sure USB connection is “live” by not turning off controller or PC. Resume when ready 2 - Recalibrate Z of the same spot as, if you have homing enabled/done prior to carve X/Y is stored and can be re-used. Z need to be recalibrated obviously 3 - No, not in Easel