You can check the version history of a file and restore it to a specific version.
Version history is saved in the following cases.
- When you overwrite a file by uploading a file with the same name from the PC web or Drive Explorer
However, on mobile, even if you upload a file with the same name, it is saved as a separate file with numbers such as (1) and (2) added after the file name. In this case, the version history will not be saved. - When you save a file after editing in Drive Explorer
Version history settings
Enable version history
Each user can set whether to enable the version history for documents in My Drive at Drive Version History settings.
Version history for documents in My Drive counts towards your personal storage capacity. Version history for collaborative folders and message room folders is saved regardless of individual settings and uses shared storage capacity.
File types you can restore and retention period for file versions
Only the administrator can change the settings on the file types available to restore and the retention period for file versions.
Versions of files that have passed the version retention period cannot be restored.
View version history
Mobile
- Tap
of the file to view the version history. - Tap 'More Info'.
- Tap of the version and then 'Preview' to view the content of the file.
PC Web
- Click
at the top. - Click 'Drive'.
- Hover the mouse over the file to view the version history.
- Click
. - Click 'Version History'. You can preview the contents of the file by clicking
.
Drive App
- Tap
for the file to view the version history. - Tap 'Version History'.
Drive Explorer
- Right-click a file to view the version history.
- Click 'NAVER WORKS Drive > Version History'.
You can preview the contents of the file by clicking.
Restore
You can restore to a specific version in the version history if necessary.
You can restore to previous versions of the file only if you have overwritten the existing file when uploading.
Also, you can only restore document and image file formats. The administrator can add or remove file formats in addition to the default ones.
Before restoring to the previous versions, you can preview the content of the files.
Mobile
- Tap of the file.
- Tap 'More Info'.
- Tap 'See file version history'.
- Tap of the version you want to restore.
- Tap 'Restore'.
Tap 'Preview' to see the content of the file.
PC Web
- Click at the top.
- Click 'Drive'.
- Hover the mouse over the file version you want to restore.
- Click .
- Click 'Version History'.
- Click 'Restore' of the version you want to restore. You can preview the contents of the file by clicking .
- Click 'OK'.
Drive App
- Tap of the file.
- Tap 'Version History'.
- Tap for the version you want to restore and tap 'Preview' to preview the contents of the file.
- Tap 'Restore'.
Drive Explorer
- Right-click a file to view the version history.
- Click 'NAVER WORKS Drive > Version History'.
- Click 'Restore' of the version you want to restore. You can preview the contents of the file by clicking of the version.
- Click 'OK'.
Delete a version
You can delete a specific version of a file.
Version history of My Drive uses personal storage space, and deleting it can free up personal storage.
Version history of collaborative folders and message room folders use shared storage, and deleting it can free up shared storage.
Mobile
- Tap of the file.
- Tap 'More Info'.
- Tap 'See file version history'.
- Tap of the version you want to delete.
- Tap 'Delete'.
PC Web
- Click at the top.
- Click 'Drive'.
- Hover the mouse over the file to delete a version.
- Click .
- Click 'Version History'.
- Click
of the version you want to delete. - Click 'OK'.
Drive App
- Tap of the file.
- Tap 'Version History'.
- Tap for the version you want to delete and tap 'Delete'.
Drive Explorer
- Right-click a file to view the version history.
- Click 'NAVER WORKS Drive > Version History'.
- Click
of the version you want to delete. - Click 'OK'.