# Dashboard version history
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This documentation topic is designed for Grafana workspaces that support **Grafana version 8.x**.  
For Grafana workspaces that support Grafana version 12.x, see [Working in Grafana version 12](using-grafana-v12.md).  
For Grafana workspaces that support Grafana version 10.x, see [Working in Grafana version 10](using-grafana-v10.md).  
For Grafana workspaces that support Grafana version 9.x, see [Working in Grafana version 9](using-grafana-v9.md).

 Whenever you save a version of your dashboard, a copy of that version is saved so that previous versions of your dashboard are not lost. A list of these versions is available by choosing **Dashboard settings** and then selecting **Versions** in the left side menu. 

 The dashboard version history feature lets you compare and restore to previously saved dashboard versions. 

## Comparing two dashboard versions
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 To compare two dashboard versions, select the two versions from the list that you want to compare. After you select two versions, choose **Compare versions** to open the diff view. By default, you’ll see a textual summary of the changes, as in the following image.

 To view the diff of the raw JSON that represents your dashboard, choose **View JSON Diff**. 

 To restore to the earlier version that you are comparing against, choose **Restore to version <x>**.

## Restoring to a previously saved dashboard version
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 If you need to restore to a previously saved dashboard version, you can do so either by choosing the "Restore" button on the right of a row in the dashboard version list or by choosing **Restore to version <x>** appearing in the diff view. After you choose to restore, a pop-up box will prompt you to confirm the restoration. 

 After restoring to a previous version, a new version will be created that containing the same exact data as the previous version, but with a different version number. This is indicated in the **Notes** column. This helps to ensure that your previous dashboard versions are not affected by the change.