Recover a previous version of a Google Doc, Sheet or Slide

About: As you update and edit a Doc, Sheet or Slide - Google Drive keeps track of versions automatically without needing to click save. You can easily restore to a previous version of the file by following the instructions below. The instructions below are only applicable to files are a Google Doc, Sheet, Slide, etc.

If you are looking for instructions on how to restore a previous version of non Google Doc, Sheet or Slide file (PDF's, Excel, etc), see this help article.

	Open Google Drive  Go to drive.google.com  in your web browser
	Open the Doc, Sheet or Slide file  Double click the file to open it in a new tab
	Open Version History Click the link where it says "Last edit was made..." or Click File > Version History > See version history
	Restore previous version Select the version along the right that you want to restore to, then click Restore this version.

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