Check or revert to earlier file versions in Drive

View or revert to earlier versions of Docs, Sheets, and Slides files 
 
 Note:  You need  Owner  or  Can edit  access to see the version history. 
 
 
 In  Drive , open your file. 
 Click  File Version history See version history . 
 Click a timestamp to see a previous version of the file. Below the timestamp, you’ll see:
 
 
 Names of people who edited the document. 
 A color next to each person’s name. The edits they made appear in that color. 
 
 
 
 (Optional) To revert to this version, click  Restore this version . 
 
 
 Upload a new version of a non-Google file to Drive 
 
 On the web 
 
 
 In  Drive , right-click the file that isn’t in a Google format and select  Manage versions . 
 Click  Upload New Version  and select the file from your computer. 
 When the new version is uploaded, click  Close . 
 
 
 From your computer 
 
 
 If you haven't already, install  Drive File Stream . 
 On your computer, find the non-Google file. 
 Click Drive File Stream  . 
 Click Open Google Drive  . 
 Do one of the following actions:
 
 
 To move the file, drag it into a folder. 
 To copy the file, copy and paste it into a folder. 
 
 
 
 
 
 The file synchronizes automatically to Drive on the web. If you update an existing file, the previous file is overwritten, but versions are maintained. 
 Download or revert to earlier versions of non-Google files in Drive 
 
 
 
 In  Drive , click the file and at the top right, click More  Manage versions . 
 Click More  Download  to download the file. 
 (Optional) To revert to an earlier version (such as the one you downloaded above), click  Upload New Version , find the version of the file, and click  Open . 
 Click  Close .