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# Backups

Review previous versions of your site with backups. See what has changed and restore to a previous version.

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## View backups

Backups are previous version of your site, automatically and manually created. Browse, preview, and revert to past backups of your projects. This is helpful if inadvertent changes were made.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enter the project editor">
    Within the project editor, select the gear icon from the top bar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Look to the bottom of the settings list in the sidebar">
    At the bottom select `Review` to view past backups
  </Step>

  <Step title="Backups viewer">
    You will enter a preview mode where past versions of your project can be selected from a row of timestamps in a bottom bar. Select previous versions to preview them.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Exit without reverting">
    If you do not wish to revert to a previous version, select `Back`
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Revert to a project to a backup

Reverting to a project backup will revert to a previous version making it now the version shown within the project editor, and if published the new live site.

<Info>
  **Keep in mind:** Reverting to a previous version will undo all changes that have happened after that backup was created. Deleted files will not be available in reverted versions.
</Info>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enter the project editor">
    Within the project editor, select the gear icon from the top bar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Look to the bottom of the settings list in the sidebar">
    At the bottom select `Review` to view past backups
  </Step>

  <Step title="Backups viewer">
    You will enter a preview mode where past versions of your project can be selected from a row of timestamps in a bottom bar. Select previous versions to preview them.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Revert to a project backup">
    Select a previous version from the timestamps, then select `Revert to this version`
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Create a backup

Backups are automatic, but you can create a new backup at any time. The frequency of backups ramps up and down based on frequency of edits. If you're editing actively automatic backups will occur regularly. If nothing has been editing for hours, days, or longer, no automatic backup will occur.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enter the project editor">
    Within the project editor, select the gear icon from the top bar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Look to the bottom of the settings list in the sidebar">
    At the bottom select `Create` to create a backup
  </Step>

  <Step title="Backup created">
    A backup has now been created, and information on who and when it was created is listed
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Tips

* If you're uneasey about reverting to a past backup, you can duplicate the project to retain the current version, then revert to a backup
* Deleted files are not recovered when reverting, but you can re-upload the files and if they share the same file name as before they will automatically show where they were once used.