Make file recovery more useful

Use case or problem

File recovery is cumbersome to use effectively, especially on mobile. I want to suggest some improvements to the workflow here.

Currently, to recover an older version of a file, you have to go Settings > File Recovery > (type part of the file name), find the version you want, click copy to clipboard, go back to the file, select all to delete all, then paste.

Proposed solution

  • beside “copy to clipboard”, have “restore” which would automatically replace existing contents with the full contents of the stored copy

  • in the hamburger menu for an existing file, add “Restore …” which takes you straight to the file history dialog for that file.

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