Restore and copy
Roll the live document back to a snapshot, or start a new editable document from one.
A snapshot gives you two ways back to earlier work. Restore changes the live document. Copy leaves it alone and makes a new one.
Restore #
Restore rolls the live document back to the snapshot, for everyone on the project. Anyone who opens it afterward sees the restored version.
Before it restores, the tool takes one more snapshot of the current state, labeled Auto — before restore. So nothing is lost: if you restore by mistake, restore that automatic snapshot to undo it.
To restore:
- Open Share / Snapshots.
- Click Restore next to the snapshot.
- Confirm. The page reloads with the restored document.
Only editors can restore.
Copy #
Copy opens a snapshot as a new, editable document in the same project. The original document and the snapshot don't change.
Use it to branch off: try an option, start the next phase from an issued set, or rebuild something that was later removed.
To copy:
- Open Share / Snapshots.
- Click Copy next to the snapshot.
- Name the new document and confirm. The tool opens the copy.
Which one to use #
| You want to | Use |
|---|---|
| Undo changes for the whole team | Restore |
| Keep the current work and also have the old version to edit | Copy |
| Just look at the old version | View |