diff --git a/helix-core/.DS_Store b/helix-core/.DS_Store
deleted file mode 100644
index a116e7215c8c5..0000000000000
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diff --git a/helix-core/src/history.rs b/helix-core/src/history.rs
index 3e253a3c8f96b..a5867948019bb 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/history.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/history.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use crate::parse::*;
 use crate::{Assoc, ChangeSet, Range, Rope, Selection, Transaction};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use regex::Regex;
-use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
 use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
@@ -68,25 +67,23 @@ struct Revision {
     timestamp: Instant,
 }
 
-const HEADER_TAG: &str = "Helix Undofile";
-const CURRENT_VERSION: u8 = 1;
+const HEADER_TAG: &str = "Helix Undofile 1\n";
 
 pub fn serialize_history<W: Write>(writer: &mut W, history: &History) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     write_string(writer, HEADER_TAG)?;
-    write_byte(writer, CURRENT_VERSION)?;
     write_usize(writer, history.current)?;
     write_vec(writer, &history.revisions, serialize_revision)?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
 pub fn deserialize_history<R: Read>(reader: &mut R) -> std::io::Result<History> {
-    if HEADER_TAG != read_string(reader)? {
+    let header = read_string(reader)?;
+    if HEADER_TAG != header {
         Err(std::io::Error::new(
             std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
-            "missing undofile header",
+            format!("missing undofile header"),
         ))
     } else {
-        let _version = read_byte(reader)?;
         let timestamp = Instant::now();
         let current = read_usize(reader)?;
         let revisions = read_vec(reader, |reader| deserialize_revision(reader, timestamp))?;
diff --git a/helix-core/src/parse.rs b/helix-core/src/parse.rs
index ce8ef6665c042..f97700c19e31b 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/parse.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/parse.rs
@@ -88,9 +88,11 @@ pub fn read_usize<R: Read>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<usize> {
 
 pub fn read_string<R: Read>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<String> {
     let len = read_usize(reader)?;
-    let mut buf = String::with_capacity(len);
-    reader.read_to_string(&mut buf)?;
-    Ok(buf)
+    let mut buf = vec![0; len];
+    reader.read_exact(&mut buf)?;
+
+    let res = String::from_utf8(buf).map_err(|e| Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidData, e))?;
+    Ok(res)
 }
 
 pub fn read_vec<R: Read, T>(reader: &mut R, f: impl Fn(&mut R) -> Result<T>) -> Result<Vec<T>> {
diff --git a/helix-core/tests/.DS_Store b/helix-core/tests/.DS_Store
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diff --git a/helix-view/.DS_Store b/helix-view/.DS_Store
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/helix-view/src/.DS_Store b/helix-view/src/.DS_Store
deleted file mode 100644
index c7a70ec6218a6..0000000000000
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diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 199b1376c7c1a..861a0666fbac1 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -830,6 +830,11 @@ impl Editor {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn save_workspace(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let mut workspace = Workspace::new(std::env::current_dir()?)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub fn session(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Workspace> {
         Workspace::new(std::env::current_dir()?)
     }