Makeshapes backs up your experiences automatically, and you can make your own named backups too, so you can always go back to an earlier version.
Undo and redo
While you're editing an experience, you can undo and redo your changes:
Undo: Command (⌘) + Z on a Mac, or Control + Z on Windows.
Redo: Shift + Command (⌘) + Z on a Mac, or Shift + Control + Z on Windows.
Note: Your undo history is cleared when you leave or refresh the page.
Backups
Makeshapes saves your work every few seconds as you edit. It also keeps backups you can go back to.
Automatic backups
While you're editing, an automatic backup is made about every minute.
One is also made when you leave the experience.
A published backup is made whenever you or a teammate publishes the experience.
Named backups
To make a backup at any time, press ⌘+S (Ctrl+S on Windows) while editing, or click Backup now in the experience's menu. You can give it a name and a description.
Restore a backup
Open the experience's menu, next to the undo button, and click Version history. Find the version you want, click its ••• menu, and click Restore this version.
How long backups are kept
Named and published backups are kept for as long as your contract runs.
Automatic backups are all kept for 31 days. After that, only the latest automatic backup from each day is kept.
Version history
Version history lists your automatic, published and named backups, newest first. Click Load more backups to see older ones. To make a new backup from here, click New backup.
Each version's ••• menu has:
Restore this version: puts the experience back the way it was in that version.
Create new experience from this version: makes a copy of the experience as it was in that version.
Filter the list
All backups: automatic, published and named backups.
Published: backups made when you or a teammate published the experience.
Named backups: backups you made and named.
Auto-backups: backups Makeshapes made automatically.
Restored: backups that have been restored.
FAQ
Can I restore a previous version of my experience?
Yes. In Version history, open the version's ••• menu and click Restore this version.
Why am I seeing so many automatic backups?
Automatic backups are made about every minute while you edit, and whenever you leave an experience. That way your work is protected if something goes wrong. After 31 days, only one automatic backup per day is kept. Other backups are kept for as long as your contract runs.
What's the difference between an automatic backup and a named backup?
Makeshapes makes automatic backups for you. You make named backups yourself, and can give them a name and description so they're easy to find.
Can I create a new experience from a previous backup?
Yes. In Version history, open the version's ••• menu and click Create new experience from this version.