Item history
View, reveal, and restore previous versions of an item's sensitive fields from the History tab.
Whenever you change a sensitive field — a password, PIN, key, or other masked value — the previous value is kept as an encrypted version in the item's history. Use it to recover from an accidental change or when a service asks for an old password.
View an item's history#
- Open the item and switch to the History tab (also available as the Field History drawer).
- Entries are grouped by field, each showing a version number (v1, v2…) and the date and time it was replaced.
- Values are masked by default — the vault must be unlocked to work with them.
Actions on a version#
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Reveal / Hide | Decrypts the old value on your device and shows it |
| Copy | Copies the decrypted value to the clipboard |
| Restore this version | Puts the old value back into the edit form |
Restoring pre-fills the field and switches the item into edit mode — you'll see "Value Restored — Please save the item to keep this change." Nothing changes until you save.
What's kept, and for how long#
History entries are encrypted with the vault's key on your device, exactly like current values — the server never sees old passwords in plaintext. Two settings control retention, configured in App Settings → Password History (see Password history):
- Maximum history entries per field — how many previous values one field keeps.
- Retention period — how long any of them are kept; older entries are cleared automatically.
Both are capped by your plan — from 5 entries and 30 days on Free up to 50 entries and 730 days on Enterprise. See Password history for the full table.
Team Business Enterprise Organization policy can enforce a minimum number of retained versions.
Clear history#
Vault owners see a Clear All History button in the history view. Confirming Clear Field History permanently deletes every stored version for that item — this cannot be undone.
Related#
- Password history — retention settings
- Sensitive fields & reveal
- Trash & recovery — recovering deleted items