Many presentation apps have some form of cloud-based backup for older file versions, and Google Slides is no different. With version history, you can find and restore older versions of files, including the file versions you might have saved or the automatically created versions from different points in time. This can help restore older versions if you accidentally overwrite your Google Slides templates.
How to Save File Versions
By default, Google Slides saves different file versions. However, you can save a file version to preserve a specific version for your Google Slides presentation by going to File -> Version History -> Name Current Version.
Name the version of your file so you can remember it later if you need to restore it, and click Save.
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How to Restore Older File Versions in Google Slides
To restore an old file version in Google Slides, go to File -> Version History -> See Version History. You can also open version history by using the CTRL/Command+Alt+Shift+H hotkey.
The file version history sidebar will show you all the saved file versions from different dates, including any versions you might have created and automatically generated file versions.
To restore a file version, select it from the Version History sidebar and select Restore this version.
A prompt will ask you to confirm if you want to restore the selected file version.
Once restored, the selected file version will replace the current presentation version with the older one. Restoring your presentation file to the previous version.
Final Words
Google Slides, like PowerPoint presentation files and templates, provides version history for dozens of saved versions of PowerPoint (up to over 100 recent file versions). You can specify custom file versions by name or find and restore older versions by date and time.
