Excel file in iCloud in an older version

I work a file that’s in iCloud in different devices. I opened it in my IPad and was in an older version wich was then saved to iCloud loosing a lot of changes. There is no Time Machine, ñor version history and the option to manage woorkbook is not available neither. What can i do to recover the latest actual version.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Dec 12, 2022 05:08 PM

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ASTRO24

Community Specialist

Dec 14, 2022 05:49 PM in response to mady228

Hi mady228,

Thanks for posting in Apple Support Communities.

It sounds like you want to restore a previous version of an Excel document in iCloud. This can be completed for a Pages documented, this method may not work for an Excel document.

1. On your Mac, open the document, then choose File > Revert To > Browse All Versions.

2. Click tick marks along the timeline to browse versions.

3. Display the version you want, then do one of the following:

*Restore your document to this version: Click Restore.

Revert a document to the last opened version

*On your Mac, open the document, choose File > Revert To, then choose Last Opened, Last Saved, or Previous Save.

You can find these steps in View and restore past versions of documents on Mac.

Regards.

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