View previous versions of a file. If your file is stored in OneDrive or SharePoint in Microsoft 365, you can go back to a previous version of file. This is incredibly important if a mistake was made, you have issues with malware or a virus, or you just prefer a previous version.

Restoring files from previous versions. Learn how to recover files that have been lost, deleted, or accidentally changed.

Recover an earlier version of a Word file. If the AutoRecover option is turned on, you can automatically save versions of your file while you’re working on it. How you recover something depends on when you saved it.

Go to File > Info. Under Manage Workbook or Manage Presentation, select the file labeled (when I closed without saving). In the bar at the top of the file, select Restore to overwrite any previously saved versions. Tip: In Word, you can also compare versions by clicking Compare instead of Restore.

Open the file you want to restore and go to File > Info. If the file has previous versions, you'll see a button named Version History. Select it to see the list of versions. In the Version History pane on the right, select a version to view it.

With version history, you can see and restore older versions of your files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint. Version history works with all file types, including Microsoft 365 files, PDFs, CAD files, photos, videos, and more.

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View previous versions of a file. If your file is stored in OneDrive or SharePoint in Microsoft 365, you can go back to a previous version of file. This is incredibly important if a mistake was made, you have issues with malware or a virus, or you just prefer a previous version.

Recover an earlier version of a Word file. If the AutoRecover option is turned on, you can automatically save versions of your file while you’re working on it. How you recover something depends on when you saved it.

If any OneDrive files or folders were deleted, overwritten, corrupted, or infected by malware, you can restore your entire OneDrive to a previous time. If you don't want to restore everything, you can also restore deleted files from the OneDrive recycle bin or restore a previous version of a file.