# Version history

> Go back to an earlier state of a file, name the moments that matter, and restore a version or a copy of it.

Source: https://uxdeck.app/guide/version-history (checked against uxdeck on 16 October 2026)

uxdeck keeps snapshots of your file as you work, so you can look back at any of them and bring one back. You can also save a version yourself, with a name, before a big change or when a design is signed off. Versions are kept in your account with the file, and everyone in the file shares the same history.

Undo (<kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>Z</kbd>) is for the last few changes. Version history is for going back hours or days.

## Snapshots and named versions

- **Autosave versions:** a snapshot is taken every ten minutes while someone works in the file. Between two named versions, they fold into one row, **N autosave versions**, that opens on a click.
- **Named versions:** saved when you choose to, with a name, the person who saved it and when.

## Save a version

1. Open the file menu under the file's name, and choose **Save a version…**.
2. Type a name, such as "Before the new header" or "Sent to the client".
3. Press <kbd>↩</kbd>. A toast says **Version “…” saved**.

A named version is saved even if nothing has changed; autosaves skip a file nobody touched.

## Open the history

Choose **Version history…** in the file menu, **Show version history** in a file's menu on Home, or **Open history** in [Deck settings](/guide/deck-settings). The history takes the place of the right panel, newest first. Press **Show older** to reach further back.

Hover a version, or click it to keep it open, and a card shows that version's page beside the list. The canvas stays as the file is now, so you can compare "now" and "then".

## Restore

On a version's card:

- **Restore** turns the file into that version. It asks first: "Your file becomes this version. Undo brings back what you have now." Everyone in the file sees the change. A toast offers **Undo** straight away.
- **Restore as a copy** makes a new file from that version, on Home, and leaves this one as it is. Use it to rescue one screen without losing today's work.

## Name, rename or delete

On a version's card, press **Name** to give it a name, or **Rename** to change one. Press **Delete** to remove it; it asks first, since a deleted version is gone for good, for everyone in the file. Your deck itself is not touched.

## Who can do what

| Action | Owner | Editor | Viewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| See the history | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Save, name and restore | Yes | Yes | No |
| Restore as a copy | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Delete a version | Yes | Only ones they saved | No |

## What each plan allows

Autosave versions are kept for **30 days** on Free and **90 days** on Pro, under the file owner's plan. In a team, they are kept for as long as the file exists. Named versions stay until someone deletes them, up to 200 per file. Read [Free and Pro](/guide/plans).

## Catches

- **Restoring is one step of undo.** If you restore the wrong version, press <kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>Z</kbd> and you are back where you were.
- **200 named versions per file.** At that point, saving another asks you to delete one first.
- **Versions use storage.** A snapshot counts against the storage of whoever saved it, like a picture. If your storage is full, uxdeck asks you to delete versions or pictures, or upgrade, before saving another.
- **You need a connection.** The history is kept in your account, so it cannot be opened offline.