Is there a way to download all the Revision History of a Google Doc?

Question

Is there a way to download all my Revision History as .doc documents from Google Docs (.xls from Google Sheets and PPT maybe from Slides)?

Answer 1

Unfortunately, it does not appear possible to download individual revisions of Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides without going in and reverting a file to each separate revision and downloading it normally. I did some investigation into Google Apps Script and the Google Drive REST API; Apps Script has no access to revision history, and the REST API does not seem offer the ability to export the contents of a revision to a file.

This does not apply to files of non-Google formats, such as Word documents, audio files, and images. As long as a version is still saved on your Drive, you can go into the "Manage versions..." dialog and download each saved version of a file.

Answer 2

Now it's possible to make a copy of each version. To do that, do the following

1. Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H
2. Locate the desired version, then click the three dots button, then Make a copy. A Make a copy dialog will show up.
3. Change the options as necessary, then click OK

Reference

• View activity & file versions