Answer
The online (web/mobile) app automatically saves a snapshot of your data before every restore or sync. If you restore a backup and then realise you need to go back to how things looked before that restore, use the Revert Last Restored Backup tool.
How to revert
- From the main menu, select Tools >> Revert Last Restored Backup.
- The screen shows the date and time of the snapshot that was taken before your last restore or sync. Confirm this is the state you want to return to.
- Read the warning: any changes made to the current database since the restore will be lost.
- Click Yes, let's revert to proceed. The app restores the snapshot and returns you to the entity selection screen.
When this tool is not available
If the screen shows There is no backup on file that can be reverted back to, no pre-restore snapshot exists. This typically means no restore or sync has been done yet, so there is no snapshot to go back to.
Important notes
- This page describes the online (web/mobile) app. The desktop app has the same tool under Tools >> Revert Last Restored Backup, which asks you to confirm before it rolls the data back to the copy saved immediately before your last restore.
- The tool always uses the most recent pre-restore snapshot. Reverting also saves a fresh snapshot of your data first, so if you revert by mistake you can run Revert Last Restored Backup again to return to where you were.
- If you are concerned about accidentally overwriting data during restores, see How Can Restoring A Backup Delete Pay Data?
