# View File Version History And Restore Previous Versions

The version history of files in <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> mapped drives can be viewed and managed from the Windows File Explorer context menu. <code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> will show a list of the latest versions including the version number, modification date, file size and whom made the change.

A range of file version management functions are available to the user which can assist them in understanding which changes have been made to their document over the course of time. These functions include; opening a version in the associated application, saving one or more versions to the local computer, comparing two versions and viewing the differences (comparison supported for Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and AutoCAD® drawings), and restoring a version to make it the latest one.

Select a file in File Explorer, right click the mouse button to show the context menu then choose the version history command.

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<code class="expression">space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME</code> will then display the recent version history of the selected file.

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File versions can be saved to the desktop to assist in discovering when a particular change was made to a file.

Select the file versions to save then choose the save command.

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The files will be saved to your chosen location and appended with the version number.

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Word and Excel document versions can be compared to view the differences between the versions. Word document differences are shown within Word whilst Excel document differences are shown in the Office 2016 Spreadsheet Compare tool.

Select the two versions of the document to compare then choose the compare command.

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The versions will be downloaded and then compared to show the differences. Word itself is used to show differences between Word documents.

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When comparing Excel document versions the Office 2016 Spreadsheet Compare tool is used.

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[AutoCAD® DWG drawing revisions can be compared](/feature-guide/view-and-compare-autocad-dwg-drawing-versions.md) if a supported version of AutoCAD® is installed.

For a step-by-step guide to using the version history feature, see [Revert Changes To A File](/user-guide/revert-changes-to-a-file.md)


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