# How do I view a previous version without rolling back to it?

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [March 31, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-view-a-previous-version-without-rolling-back-to-it/37309 "2025-03-31T20:29:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-view-a-previous-version-without-rolling-back-to-it/37309/1 "2025-03-31T20:29:17Z")

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I made a modification to one of my designs and I want to go back to a previous version to view one of the dimensions I changed. I don’t want to roll back my file to the old version permanently, I just want to view it, then come back and continue editing.

I thought maybe duplicating the file would allow me to do so in a non-destructive way by rolling back the duplicate to see the value and then continuing to edit the original design file but I quickly realized that duplicating a file does not preserve its original history. I do not have any restore points on the duplicate.

How can I do this without losing work?