Version history in notebooks

This article describes how you can manage versions in Databricks notebooks.

Databricks notebooks maintain a history of notebook versions, allowing you to view and restore previous snapshots of the notebook. You can perform the following actions on versions: add comments, restore and delete versions, and clear version history.

You can also sync your work in Databricks with a remote Git repository.

View version history

To access notebook versions, click in the right sidebar. The notebook version history appears. You can also select File > Version history.

Add a comment

To add a comment to the latest version:

1. Click the version.

2. Click Save now.

   

3. In the Save Notebook Version dialog, enter a comment.

4. Click Save. The notebook version is saved with the entered comment.

Restore a version

To restore a version:

1. Click the version.

2. Click Restore this version.

   

3. Click Confirm. The selected version becomes the latest version of the notebook.

Delete a version

To delete a version entry:

1. Click the version.

2. Click the trash icon .

   

3. Click Yes, erase. The selected version is deleted from the history.

Clear version history

The version history cannot be recovered after it has been cleared.

To clear the version history for a notebook:

1. Select File > Clear version history.

2. Click Yes, clear. The notebook version history is cleared.

Side-by-side diff in version history

When you display previous notebook versions, the editor displays side-by-side diffs with color highlighting.