History Figma how to restore an old version

Have you lost a Figma visual? Has a page of your web template been deleted? 😱

We remain zen, Figma has thought of everything 💆♀️

Everything you and other designers do in your Figma projects is carefully recorded in your file history. Nothing is lost, and best of all, you can even restore it! The Figma history allows you to :

See thehistory of each change
Restore an old version
Duplicate an old version (e.g. to compare with the current one)
Share the link of a specific version of your Figma file
Create multiple versions of your file
Name and add a description to each version of your file

Here is how to access the history of your Figma file, to restore an old version.

Step 1: Go to the Figma project

Open the Figma project you wish to restore.

Step 2: Open the file settings

In the middle of the navigation bar :

access your file settings
click on"Show version history".

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screenshot of figma project settings with access to history in blue

Step 3: View the file timeline

The history bar opens on the right of your Figma file. You will have access to all the modifications that have been saved in it:

history by version,
history per person,
history by hour

Click on the version you are interested in to view it in Figma.

Step 4: Restore an old Figma version

Once you have found the version you wish to restore, you can :

Right click on the version,
Click on "Restore this version" to restore it
Click on "Duplicate" to duplicate it while preserving the current one
Click on "Copy link" to share this version

Finally, click on "Done" at the top left of the navigation bar to exit the History mode.

screenshot of the functionality to restore a figma file

Bonus: Create a version of your Figma file

The Figma file history is created automatically after 30 minutes of inactivity on the file. You may prefer to create a specific version of your file, to record the progress of the project. Figma allows you to do this manually, directly from the Figma history.