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July 22, 2021
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How undo a file "revert"

  • July 22, 2021
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I just accidentally did a File > Revert to my InDesign (version 16.1) file. How can I undo that revert to get back to where I was before  I did the revert?

 

MacOS 10.15.7 Catalina.

 

Thanks much.

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Correct answer Scott Falkner

You can’t.

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Editorial-Design
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July 24, 2021

Thanks for all  the replies.

 

I do backup  my files but I feel the issue is that any time one does someitng in Indesoogn, one should be able to undo it immediately, including "evert," espeially when one reverts accidentally without manually saving first.

 

If because the technology only works a certain way, e.g. due to memory usage,  then Adobe should change that. The idea is to be the most useful aand  efficient for the user.

 

Clearly, having to wade through backup files is not efficient/expedient.

 

Much appreciate your help.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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July 24, 2021

Revert is essentially a macro to close the file without saving and reopen it. Undo's are lost upon closing. One also gets a warning to confirm the revert. 

 

Perhaps a plugin like DTP Tools History is something you could use?

http://dtptools.com/product.asp?id=hsin

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
Luke Jennings3
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July 22, 2021

Time Machine is already installed as part of your OS, if you are using it, you can usually recover an earlier version of your file.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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July 22, 2021

Any chance you made backups anywhere? (I like to manually backup current jobs once or twice a day to another hard drive.)

 

Also, if you used a cloud-based storage service (Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.), it might have saved prior versions automatically. 

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Scott Falkner
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Scott FalknerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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July 22, 2021

You can’t.

Scott Falkner
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July 23, 2021

@Scott Falkner wrote:

You can’t.


To elaborate: You cannot undo a revert. When you revert you replace the contents of memory with the last saved version of the file. What was in memory is gone.