{"id":3717,"date":"2018-11-15T16:46:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T21:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisa.rushworth.us\/?p=3717"},"modified":"2020-04-29T22:48:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T03:48:53","slug":"did-you-know-theres-version-history-for-microsoft-teams-files-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/?p=3717","title":{"rendered":"Did you know \u2026 there\u2019s version history for Microsoft Teams files too?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is — which is obvious once you start thinking about how Teams data is stored. The “Files” tab is a pretty front end for a SharePoint document library, and document libraries store version history. The problem is I didn’t know a good way to walk an end user through accessing<\/em> that document library. I’d generally do a screen sharing session with the user & navigate them to the right place myself. And then I saw this — on the Files tab, there is an \u201cOpen in SharePoint\u201d button. You don\u2019t need to drill down to find the specific file you want to revert \u2013 as long as you are on the proper channel, we\u2019ll be able to get to the document.<\/p>\n

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Voila! A new tab opens and shows you the SharePoint document library that underpins the Teams Files tab. Now drill down until you find the file for which you are looking.<\/p>\n

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Click on the not-quite-a hamburger menu \u2013 the one between the file name and modify time.<\/p>\n

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Select \u201cVersion History\u201d<\/p>\n

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To view the previous version, click on the hyperlinked modify timestamp. To restore the previous version, hover your mouse over the modify timestamp of the iteration you want.<\/p>\n

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On this menu, \u201cView\u201d will show you some information about the file \u2013 not actually view the file. Select restore \u201cRestore\u201d to replace the current version (the one that shows up in Teams) with the selected \u2013 you\u2019ll be asked to confirm that you want to overwrite the current version.<\/p>\n

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Once the document has been restored, you\u2019ll have a new entry on the version history pane \u2013 so you can even revert your document reversion if needed.<\/p>\n

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