From 51ad700becfdcb6626b7781bdd4d6f8f179d57d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: AJ Isaacs Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:02:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] docs(storage): explain version browser and recovery --- docs/nest-storage.md | 16 +++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/nest-storage.md b/docs/nest-storage.md index 30f1703..2192c6a 100644 --- a/docs/nest-storage.md +++ b/docs/nest-storage.md @@ -23,11 +23,17 @@ The desktop app can save nests two ways: first save and updates that same record afterward. Save As creates a new record (a copy). A failed save keeps the previous record association; switching server URLs creates a record on the new server rather than updating an id from the - previous one. Version-aware deletion hides the record and retains every archive - and revision for explicit recovery; it never purges data. A separate **File > Export - .nest...** command is always available (in both modes) for producing a local - file to share or back up. Export does not change the document's file save path - or database record association. + previous one. **Version history...** on a selected row lists bounded current and + earlier snapshots; **Open read-only...** previews one without binding an editable + document, and **Download selected version...** saves its exact archived bytes. + A separate confirmed **Restore selected version...** creates a new current + revision of the same ID and keeps all intervening versions. **Delete...** hides + the record from ordinary browsing but retains every archive; **Deleted nests...** + opens an explicit recovery view. Neither action purges data. An old desktop + without a revision precondition cannot update or delete on an upgraded server. + A separate **File > Export .nest...** command is always available (in both + modes) for producing a local file to share or back up. Export does not change + the document's file save path or database record association. Dragging one or more `.nest` files onto the main window (or onto an open plate) opens them from disk directly, in either mode — this is the only way