{"id":"backups.how-do-i-restore-storage-studios-own-settings-backup","url":"/faq/backups/how-do-i-restore-storage-studios-own-settings-backup","category":{"id":"backups","title":"Backups & restore points"},"subcategory":{"id":"self-backup","title":"Storage Studio's own settings backup"},"question":"How do I restore one of Storage Studio's daily settings backups?","alt_questions":["restore app settings from self-backup","Restore button Preferences Advanced","roll back Storage Studio settings","How do I restore Storage Studio's settings from an earlier self-backup?","Restore Storage Studio settings","Roll back Storage Studio configuration","Storage Studio settings got messed up","Restore button self-backup"],"short_answer":"In Preferences → Advanced, click Restore on the dated backup you want. Your current settings are set aside first; files and apps aren't touched.","answer_markdown":"Open **Preferences → Advanced**, find the backup by its date and click **Restore** on that row. Storage Studio puts your current settings safely aside and restores the chosen backup in their place.\n\nThis only affects Storage Studio's own settings and records. Your files and apps aren't touched.","answer_html":"

Open Preferences → Advanced, find the backup by its date and click Restore on that row. Storage Studio puts your current settings safely aside and restores the chosen backup in their place.

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This only affects Storage Studio's own settings and records. Your files and apps aren't touched.

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Backups & restore points · Storage Studio's own settings backup

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How do I restore one of Storage Studio's daily settings backups?

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Short answer: In Preferences → Advanced, click Restore on the dated backup you want. Your current settings are set aside first; files and apps aren't touched.

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Open Preferences → Advanced, find the backup by its date and click Restore on that row. Storage Studio puts your current settings safely aside and restores the chosen backup in their place.

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This only affects Storage Studio's own settings and records. Your files and apps aren't touched.

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