Google Docs Sharing – Why Can’t Revision History Be Seen?

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My friend shared a document with me on Google Docs. The document was then edited, and is now at revision 2.

How do I view revision 1?

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For some reason I cannot click "see revision history".

Are there other solutions I could do? Like "revert my Google Docs state to 1 day before" or something like that?

Best Answer

If the See revision history is greyed out or you can't select it, the document you are viewing does not allow you to edit and hence, you can't see the revision history.

This is usually the case when the owner of the document has set you to either:

  • Can comment
  • Can view

To be able to see the revision history your permissions on the document must be either of the two:

  • Is owner
  • Can edit
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