Versions & Backups
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 Windows 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:
- Locate file in Library (if file cannot be found skip to Restoring Deleted File section)
- Right-click
- Select Browse Backups
- Navigate to desired backup
- Select Restore
Restoring Deleted File
- In the Library pane right-click on Location (if you are unsure where document was originally stored, you can check each individually)
- Select Browse Backups
- Navigate to desired backup
- Select Restore
Cloud Storage Troubleshooting
In addition to built-in backups, files originally stored in a cloud storage provider service (including Microsoft’s native OneDrive) 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 | iCloud | OneDrive