Version history

Version history protects body content by keeping snapshots separate from ordinary undo.

Automatic and manual versions

Lar automatically captures body versions on a timer while editing and retains a bounded history of automatic snapshots. Current desktop behavior uses a five-minute auto-capture interval and retains up to 30 automatic versions per body.

Create a manual version before a large rewrite or import when you want a recognizable checkpoint:

1. Open the Object’s Version history panel.
2. Choose the capture action.
3. Add a useful label.

Preview a version

Select a version to preview its content without changing the live body. Check its timestamp and label before restoring; automatic snapshots can be close together.

Restore safely

Choose Restore on the intended version and confirm. Before applying the old state, Lar automatically creates a backup of the current body. That pre-restore backup gives you a path back if you selected the wrong version.

Version restore affects body content. It is not a complete workspace backup and does not roll every Object property, relation, or external file back to the same moment.

Version history versus undo

Use undo for recent editing steps in the active session. Use version history for an older checkpoint, a named milestone, or recovery after many later edits.

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