Version history in notebooks

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

Azure 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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