Recover Deleted File — Overleaf

Paid plan users (Pro, Standard, or Institutional) receive priority support and longer history retention. Free users may have only 30 days of version history, after which recovery becomes unlikely. Still, it is always worth asking.

Select the deleted file from the file tree in the history view, copy the code, and manually paste it into a new file in your current version. 4. Check Your Sync Services (GitHub/Dropbox)

To recover a deleted file in , you can use the History feature . The steps vary slightly depending on your subscription plan and whether you need to restore a single file or a whole project version. Restoring a Deleted File overleaf recover deleted file

You’ve been working on a paper for months. The deadline is tomorrow. In a fit of organizational zeal—or perhaps a clumsy click—you delete a .tex file. Or worse, an entire folder. Your heart stops. The file is gone from the editor. Is it lost forever?

: Select the strikethrough file and click Restore this version to reinstate it into your current project. Plan Limitations Paid plan users (Pro, Standard, or Institutional) receive

If you are working on a project shared with you by someone else, check your permissions. You need permissions to access the History feature. If you only have "View" or "Comment" access, you cannot recover deleted files—you will need to ask the project owner to do it for you.

: Users with "Full document history" can restore files and project versions from any point in the project's recorded timeline. Recovering a Deleted Project If you deleted the entire project instead of just a file: Select the deleted file from the file tree

Linking to GitHub provides a professional-grade version history that is independent of the Overleaf interface.

Overleaf handles deleted files much like your computer does—they go to a temporary holding area before being permanently erased.

Every action in an Overleaf project—every keystroke, every upload, every deletion—is recorded in a continuous timeline. Therefore, recovering a deleted file is not about "undelete" but about "rewinding time."

Note: The file will be restored to its original location.