# Restore points

> Twenty saved versions of a project, taken when the files actually change - what triggers one, and how to go back.

Source: https://www.revquix.com/docs/projects/restore-points
Last verified: 2026-09-03

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**If you have overwritten or deleted something and want it back**, restore points are how. A project
keeps up to **20** of them: complete copies of every file, that you can go back to.

## What triggers one

A restore point is taken when the project's files are **actually different** from the last one.

> **Warning** - They count distinct versions, not presses of Run
>
> Running the same code ten times produces one restore point, not ten. This is the thing people
> misread: 20 restore points covers far more history than "the last 20 runs" would, because a run that
> changed nothing is not a version.

That also means a long debugging session where you change one line at a time can consume them
quickly - each edit that gets run is a distinct working set.

## Going back

Restoring replaces the current files with that version's. The project keeps working; you have simply
moved back to how it was.

It is the answer to two situations the file tree cannot help with:

- **You deleted a file you needed.** Deleting is immediate and there is no recycle bin, but an
  earlier restore point still has it.
- **A change made things worse** and undo has gone too far back, or you have closed the tab since.

## What they are not

- **Not a version control system.** No branches, no messages, no diff between arbitrary points. If
  you want history you can reason about, push to GitHub - see [pushing to GitHub](https://www.revquix.com/docs/projects/pushing-to-github).
- **Not a backup of anything outside the project.** Linked Canvas boards are not included; they live
  in Canvas and have their own history.

## Run history is a different list

Run history keeps the last **50 runs** - what you ran and what it printed. It records outputs, not
files. Restore points hold the files; run history holds the results.

- [Pushing to GitHub](https://www.revquix.com/docs/projects/pushing-to-github) - Real version history.

- [Project limits](https://www.revquix.com/docs/projects/project-limits) - The counts in context.