Versions and Backups Android

We’ve all been there. You open a document, only to find that 3 hours of writing progress you made the day before is…nowhere to be found!

Be it due to poor cloud sync behaviour or other issue, iA Writer for Android includes a built-in local backup of edits, just in case.

Restoring Edits

To restore a document to a prior point, or attempt lost progress recovery:

1. Locate file in Library (if file cannot be found skip to Restoring Deleted File)
2. Long-press on filename
3. Press ⋮ → Backups
4. Select a backup to see content
5. Press Restore to restore the selected backup

Restoring Deleted File

iA Writer for Android include a trash folder which contains recently deleted files.

To recover a file from Trash:

1. In the Library pane tap Trash
2. Long-press on desired file
3. Press ⋮ → Restore

In some cases document may not be restored to original Location/folder. If you cannot locate the file where you expect, please check in Device Location.

Cloud Storage Troubleshooting

In addition to built-in backups, files originally stored in a cloud storage provider service may be versioned/backed up by the provider.

We recommend visiting your cloud storage provider’s desktop/web console to see what options are available. For some of the most popular options please see:

Dropbox
Google Drive

Backups and Recovery

Versions and Backups Mac

It happens. We’ve all done it. If you’ve mistakenly deleted a file or want to revert to an earlier version, you can easily restore previous versions in Writer—or with iCloud, if you’re using a Mac. iA Writer for Mac comes with built-in support for iCloud Drive. In addition to syncing documents across devices, you’ll also

Versions and Backups iPhone

If you’ve deleted a file or want to revert recent changes from an existing one, restoring a previous version of your document is a simple process on Writer for iOS. You have various options to recover your previous work, either through the iA Writer app or iCloud. iA Writer for iOS comes with built-in support

Versions and Backups iPad

If you’ve deleted a file or want to revert recent changes from an existing one, restoring a previous version of your document is a simple process on Writer for iPadOS. You have various options to recover your previous work, either through the iA Writer app or iCloud. iA Writer for iPadOS comes with built-in support

Versions and Backups Android

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Versions and Backups Windows

If you’ve deleted a file or want to reverse recent changes from an existing one, restoring a previous version of your document is a simple process on Writer for Windows. You have various options to recover your previous work, either through the iA Writer app or cloud storage. Reverse Changes To revert to a previously