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Copper Contributor

Jan 20, 2021

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Restoring a deleted sharepoint document version

In sharepoint, I accidentally lost a document version that I'd like to restore. When I go to version history, there is no record of this document (date). Can this version be recovered?

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jcgonzalezmartin
Jan 21, 2021
I'm afraid that if for lost you mean to accidentally delete the version, there is no way to recover it

JoeyS-1701

Copper Contributor

Jan 20, 2021

sdwalker7

I have had this happen in the past. If you go to the online page and go to Site contents there should be a Recycle Bin.

When you select it should display all the files that have been removed. The page only shows 50 at a time, and they do not stay indefinitely, but once you find the file you can select it and then click restore.

sdwalker7
Copper Contributor
Jan 20, 2021
JoeyS-1701

Thanks. I've not lost the entire document, just the latest version on a given date. The doc is not in the recycle bin. Is there a way to recover a lost version?
- JoeyS-1701
  Copper Contributor
  Jan 20, 2021
  sdwalker7
  
  If you go to the icon on your taskbar for the syncing are you able to click on the More Options for the file and select Version History? From there you may be able to restore or download to check the version you are looking for.
  - sdwalker7
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 20, 2021
    JoeyS-1701
    
    Thanks again, but don't see the version I modified 1/19...only the prior version dated 1/15