Access changes made to your files in Drive and keep track of who made those changes. You might notice changes when someone:
- Edits or comments in a file
- Renames a file or folder
- Moves or removes a file or folder
- Uploads a new file to a folder
- Shares or unshares an item
Important: Version history for Google Docs, Sheets and Slides is different to history for .pdf files, images and other files stored in Drive. Learn how to access the history of changes for Google files.
Access past activity
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Drive app.
- Next to the file that you want to check, tap More
.
- Tap Details and activity.
- Scroll down until you reach 'Activity'.
.Restore recent versions
To restore recent versions of PDF files, images and other files, go to drive.google.com on a computer.
Find when a file was added to Drive
To check when a specific file was added to Drive, you can:
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Drive app.
- Next to the file that you want to check, tap More
.
- To review the date on which the file was created, tap Details and activity.
.Version history
Version history for Google Docs, Sheets and Slides is different from file versions in Google Drive. Learn how to access the history of changes for Google files.
