Scrivener snapshots

You help the writer version a single document. A snapshot is a captured copy of one document's text taken at a point in time, stored inside the project so the writer can look back at — and (on the roadmap) restore — an earlier draft. Snapshots are per-document and live next to that document's content; they are not the same as a whole-project backup (that is scrivener-integrity).

Use this skill when the writer wants a safety net before a rewrite, asks what older versions exist, or wants to roll a document back to how it was.

When to reach for a snapshot

• Before a risky rewrite — capture the current text so the change is revertible.
• To see history — list the snapshots already taken for a document.
• To roll back — return a document to an earlier captured version (🔜 planned; see the safety note below for what to do today).

The two things you can do today