Version History: Autosave, Restore, and Labels

Overview

StretchDesign saves your work automatically and records a version every time a design changes. That gives you a complete, browsable history you can preview, label, and roll back to — so experimenting is safe and nothing is ever truly lost while you work.

How autosave and versioning work

• Autosave. There's no manual save button. As you edit, StretchDesign persists your changes.
• A version per save. Each save records a snapshot of the whole design at that moment, numbered sequentially (v1, v2, v3, …).
• Retention. StretchDesign keeps the most recent 50 versions of each design. Older snapshots beyond that are pruned automatically, so the history stays focused on recent work.

Browsing version history

1. Open a design in the editor.
2. Open Version history from the toolbar.
3. You'll see the timeline of snapshots, newest first, each showing its version number, timestamp, the person who made the change (where recorded), and any label.
4. Select a version to preview what the design looked like at that point.

Restoring an earlier version

Restoring is non-destructive — it brings back an earlier state without throwing away your current one.

1. In Version history, find the version you want to return to.
2. Preview it to confirm it's the right one.
3. Choose Restore.
4. The design's content is replaced with that snapshot, and StretchDesign records a new version labeled Restored from vN so the restore itself is part of the history.

Because the restore creates a new snapshot rather than deleting anything, you can always restore forward again to the state you were in before.

Labeling important versions

Labels make key moments easy to find in a long timeline — for example, Client approved, Final for print, or Before rebrand.

1. Open Version history.
2. Select the version you want to mark.
3. Add or edit its label and save.

Realistic example

You spend an afternoon iterating on a poster. At v12 the client signs off, so you label it Client approved. You keep experimenting with a bolder layout through v18, then decide the approved version was stronger after all. You open Version history, find Client approved (v12), preview it, and choose Restore. StretchDesign brings back the v12 layout and records it as v19 labeled Restored from v12. Your experimental v13–v18 work is still in the history if you want to revisit any of it.

Tips

• Label milestones (Client approved, Final) the moment they happen, so you can jump straight back to them.
• Before a big redesign, note or label the current version so you have a clean fallback.
• Because only the latest 50 versions are kept, label anything you might want long-term rather than relying on it staying in the raw timeline.
• Restoring is safe — it never deletes your current state — so don't hesitate to roll back and compare.

FAQ

Does restoring delete my newer work? No. Restore creates a new version from the old snapshot; your newer versions remain in the history.

How many versions are kept? The most recent 50 per design. Older ones are pruned automatically.

Can I recover a deleted design from version history? No — version history lives inside a design. If the whole design is deleted, its versions go with it. Deletion is permanent.

Who shows as the author of a version? The teammate whose save created it, where that information is recorded.