---
title: "How to view and restore note versions"
url: "https://recollect.fyi/support/note-management/how-to-view-and-restore-note-versions/"
updated: "2026-08-09T23:17:52+00:00"
sources:
  - "https://recollect.fyi/support/note-management/how-to-view-and-restore-note-versions/"
entities:
  - name: "Markdown"
    relation: "mentions"
    type: "Thing"
    sameAs:
      - "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1193600"
      - "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown"
---

Recollect automatically saves snapshots of your notes as you work, so you can look back at an earlier version or roll a note back if you change your mind. This is separate from Trash, which recovers notes you have deleted.

## How versions are saved

A new snapshot is created automatically each time you close a note. Recollect keeps the 50 most recent snapshots for each note, and each one records the title, who made the change, and when.

## Opening a note’s version history

Open the note, then click **Note versions** in the footer at the bottom of the note. You will see the list of saved snapshots, newest first.

## Viewing and restoring a version

- **View** opens a snapshot so you can read it without changing anything.
- **Overwrite** replaces the current note with the snapshot, restoring that earlier version.
- **Create New** saves the snapshot as a separate note, leaving the current note untouched.

Version history is available to the note’s owner and is hidden while you are writing in Markdown mode. To recover a note you deleted entirely, see [Restoring a deleted note](/support/note-management/how-to-restore-a-deleted-note/) instead.