{"id":"backups.can-i-roll-back-to-an-older-restore-point","url":"/faq/backups/can-i-roll-back-to-an-older-restore-point","category":{"id":"backups","title":"Backups & restore points"},"subcategory":{"id":"restore-points","title":"Restore Points"},"question":"Can I roll back to an older restore point, not just the last batch?","alt_questions":["Roll back to here","undo moves from last week","go back to an earlier restore point","rollback older batch Storage Studio"],"short_answer":"Yes. Open More → Restore Points, expand the older point and click Roll back to here. It uses the same safe, verified move-back and skips anything that would overwrite newer files.","answer_markdown":"Yes. In **More (•••) → Restore Points**, expand an older restore point in the list and click **Roll back to here**. It uses the same safe move-back as **Roll Back Last Batch**: items are copied back and verified first, and anything that would overwrite newer files is skipped and listed.\n\nThe button is greyed out on points with nothing left that can be moved back — for example, ones containing only cache clean-ups.","answer_html":"<p>Yes. In <strong>More (•••) → Restore Points</strong>, expand an older restore point in the list and click <strong>Roll back to here</strong>. It uses the same safe move-back as <strong>Roll Back Last Batch</strong>: items are copied back and verified first, and anything that would overwrite newer files is skipped and listed.</p>\n<p>The button is greyed out on points with nothing left that can be moved back — for example, ones containing only cache clean-ups.</p>","answer_text":"Yes. In More (•••) → Restore Points, expand an older restore point in the list and click Roll back to here. It uses the same safe move-back as Roll Back Last Batch: items are copied back and verified first, and anything that would overwrite newer files is skipped and listed.\n\nThe button is greyed out on points with nothing left that can be moved back — for example, ones containing only cache clean-ups.","tags":["roll back","restore points"],"related":[{"id":"moving-folders.how-do-i-undo-a-whole-batch-of-moves","question":"How do I undo a whole batch of moves at once?","url":"/faq/moving-folders/how-do-i-undo-a-whole-batch-of-moves"},{"id":"backups.how-long-are-restore-points-kept","question":"How long are restore points kept?","url":"/faq/backups/how-long-are-restore-points-kept"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Can I roll back to an older restore point, not just the last batch? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Yes. Open More → Restore Points, expand the older point and click Roll back to here. 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It uses the same safe move-back as Roll Back Last Batch: items are copied back and verified first, and anything that would overwrite newer files is skipped and listed.\n\nThe button is greyed out on points with nothing left that can be moved back — for example, ones containing only cache clean-ups.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/can-i-roll-back-to-an-older-restore-point"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/backups/\" aria-current=\"true\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/#data-backup-basics\">Data Backup basics</a> <span>15</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/#destinations\">Where backups go</a> <span>13</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/#encryption-passphrase\">Encryption and passphrases</a> <span>15</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/#scheduling\">When backups run</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/#speed-progress\">Speed, progress and the first backup</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/#versions-restore\">Versions and restoring</a> <span>11</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/#status-problems\">Status and problems</a> <span>12</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/#managing-sets\">Managing backup sets and destinations</a> <span>5</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/#backup-strategy\">Time Machine and backup strategy</a> <span>12</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/backups/#restore-points\">Restore Points</a> <span>10</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/#self-backup\">Storage Studio&#39;s own settings backup</a> <span>3</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">Can I roll back to an older restore point, not just the last batch?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> · <a href=\"/faq/backups/#restore-points\">Restore Points</a></p>\n<h1>Can I roll back to an older restore point, not just the last batch?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> Yes. Open More → Restore Points, expand the older point and click Roll back to here. It uses the same safe, verified move-back and skips anything that would overwrite newer files.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Yes. In <strong>More (•••) → Restore Points</strong>, expand an older restore point in the list and click <strong>Roll back to here</strong>. It uses the same safe move-back as <strong>Roll Back Last Batch</strong>: items are copied back and verified first, and anything that would overwrite newer files is skipped and listed.</p>\n<p>The button is greyed out on points with nothing left that can be moved back — for example, ones containing only cache clean-ups.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/how-do-i-undo-a-whole-batch-of-moves\">How do I undo a whole batch of moves at once?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/how-long-are-restore-points-kept\">How long are restore points kept?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/backups/can-i-roll-back-to-an-older-restore-point.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/backups/can-i-roll-back-to-an-older-restore-point.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}