Photoshop versions

How to create, delete or re-instate PS versions

Upload versions

New version vs new file

New version if:

  • Different working statuses of a file
  • Revision/replacement of an existing file

New file if:

  • Completely recreated files
  • Variants of an existing file, e.g. different formats
  • Closed files created from open files, e.g. JPG from PSD or TIFF from RAW file (see evolution tree)

Step 1

  1. From the area “Versions” of an asset click on “Upload Version”

Step 2

  1. Choose the correct file if the file you want to upload has a different name to the file that already exists

  2. Type in a name for the new version

  3. Click on “Upload”

Step 3

The new version has been uploaded.

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Delete versions

Step 1

  1. If at least two versions of an Asset exist, it is possible to delete one of them. Therefore click on “Delete version"

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Step 2

  1. Confirm the deletion by clicking on “Yes, delete version”

Step 3

The version now has been deleted.

Restore versions

Step 1

A deleted version can be restored.

  1. Click on the version you want to restore and then click on “Restore version”.

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Step 2

  1. Type in a new name for the version
  2. Click on “Restore version

Step 3

The version now has been restored.

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