Version History/Revert

SuperMarioTrue

oh my lord. I am the world's biggest derp. so unfortunately, I was trying to make waluigi game on my computer and i accidentally deleted him. i tried to get him back, but i accidentally left the site. does anyone know how to get sprites back when you accidentally left the site?

Maximouse

SuperMarioTrue wrote:
oh my lord. I am the world's biggest derp. so unfortunately, I was trying to make waluigi game on my computer and i accidentally deleted him. i tried to get him back, but i accidentally left the site. does anyone know how to get sprites back when you accidentally left the site?

If it saved after you deleted the sprite, you can't get it back.

Grabber27

Yes a version history feature would be very much appreciated!

AndrewTiger

+1

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herohamp

Sheep_maker wrote:
You can occasionally make copies of the project, or if you are collaborating, remix each other's project.
Support if only available offline.

j3r0_plays

Cant you just make a plugin that can attach scratch to Git?

Chocalatti

REMStudios wrote:
So if your game auto saves as you accidently deleted everything, you lost everything, unless you had it saved somewhere else. All that hard work is gone. If Scratch adds a feature to check you saved version history, with a revert to version feature, you get get back your previous saved work.

Post your support BELOW!

semi-support, I'd support it normally but you can already undo, right-click then click undo. if you've already left, then you're doomed

Last edited by Chocalatti (Aug. 2, 2020 13:38:29)

NotDucki_

Semi-support. As one has brought up, it could affect server space. Although, if you make a mistake, there is an undo limit meaning that you could lose hours of hard work. Back-ups (which are like this) could actually just be saved to the computer and you can upload it if you make an error, though thats just like Saving it and uploading it

gosoccerboy5

No support. If you're working on an important project it's always not that hard to save versions locally to your computer as you wish. However this idea would probably take up large amounts of server space and there is also an undo button (right click –> undo) and a sprite restore button (edit menu in the top left –> restore sprite) in case you delete anything you didn't want to.

PkmnQ

gosoccerboy5 wrote:
No support. If you're working on an important project it's always not that hard to save versions locally to your computer as you wish. However this idea would probably take up large amounts of server space and there is also an undo button (right click –> undo) and a sprite restore button (edit menu in the top left –> restore sprite) in case you delete anything you didn't want to.

Those only work with one change. Accidentally delete a second sprite and now the first sprite is gone forever.

Chiroyce

bump

I support, there has been so many times I'm experimenting and this thing auto-saves, then the experiment breaks the whole project.
and maybe viewers could also access these if the project is shared?

samq64

How about a “Turn off auto save” option in settings? There is the save now button. I don't think a save history will help much with this.

Last edited by samq64 (March 13, 2021 12:13:21)

Chiroyce

samq64 wrote:
How about a “Turn off auto save” option in settings?

Already been suggested im too lazy to find it :P

dertermenter

No support, this takes up to much server space for not too big of a feature.

gosoccerboy5

PkmnQ wrote:
gosoccerboy5 wrote:
No support. If you're working on an important project it's always not that hard to save versions locally to your computer as you wish. However this idea would probably take up large amounts of server space and there is also an undo button (right click –> undo) and a sprite restore button (edit menu in the top left –> restore sprite) in case you delete anything you didn't want to.
Those only work with one change. Accidentally delete a second sprite and now the first sprite is gone forever.

I mean, it's easily forgivable to delete one sprite, but if you delete two sprites, imo that's generally a “you” problem (not to mention, like how often does that actually happen?)

j3r0_plays

gosoccerboy5 wrote:
PkmnQ wrote:
gosoccerboy5 wrote:
No support. If you're working on an important project it's always not that hard to save versions locally to your computer as you wish. However this idea would probably take up large amounts of server space and there is also an undo button (right click –> undo) and a sprite restore button (edit menu in the top left –> restore sprite) in case you delete anything you didn't want to.
Those only work with one change. Accidentally delete a second sprite and now the first sprite is gone forever.
I mean, it's easily forgivable to delete one sprite, but if you delete two sprites, imo that's generally a “you” problem (not to mention, like how often does that actually happen?)

I agree with you but that could happen because:
A. You are not focusing
B. You don't speak english and are trying to do something and manage to delete a sprite
C. Your little brother is feeling angry
D Your little brother “wants to try”

My point is that that COULD happen.

samq64

No-Support. Just use the save as a copy button, and don't experiment on your good copy.

the2000

I think that saving issues like this, project security, and the size limit are all reasons why using the offline editor is infinitely better than the online one, and the offline editor should be standard for “serious” Scratch developers. It's infeasible to store copies of every single project on the site, especially enough to make a worthwhile back-up feature with autosave.

j3r0_plays

samq64 wrote:
No-Support. Just use the save as a copy button, and don't experiment on your good copy.

But this is not automated. And it really doesnt resolve the problem in my view.

j3r0_plays

the2000 wrote:
I think that saving issues like this, project security, and the size limit are all reasons why using the offline editor is infinitely better than the online one, and the offline editor should be standard for “serious” Scratch developers. It's infeasible to store copies of every single project on the site, especially enough to make a worthwhile back-up feature with autosave.

You are right. You could store only a one copy and you COULD make a clone anyway. (Not recommending) but it would be possible. Scratch offline is better. I would like to there to exist like a scratch desktop ONLINE where A. The scratwh website would be fully functional and B. You edited offline and C. Published projects online.

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