Your Files & Sync
Version history & restoring earlier states
Versions helps recover earlier work. Keep the associated media and an independent backup too.
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What Versions contains
With a connected folder, visualOS saves a snapshot of the workspace into the hidden .versions/ folder before it adopts a newer state from another device or merges changes; the newest 30 snapshots are kept. Before a restore, an import, an overwrite and similar replacements, it keeps a copy as a visible canvas-data.….json file in the folder that stays until you delete it. Settings → Versions lists all of them, together with versions preserved from sync conflicts.
Restore an earlier state
- Open Settings → Versions
Choose a state from before the problem.
- Review and confirm
A restore replaces the current workspace state. The current state is first saved as a copy in the folder; if that copy cannot be written and read back, nothing is restored.
- Check the result
A connected workspace sends the restore as a new change. Other devices receive it after cloud delivery. Review media availability as well as the canvas.
Snapshots and media
A snapshot describes the canvas; images, documents and other files are referenced from the folder. If a file has since been removed from the folder or is unavailable, restoring an older snapshot does not bring back its contents. Keep the whole folder together.
Use complete backup exports for an independent portable copy. Existing safety nets reduce risk; they do not make every restore or storage failure risk-free.