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**DaveP** · June 12, 2017, 05:22 PM

Unless and until you re-save your Detached Copy with Worksets as a new Central File, you'll get the .0001... files.
That's typical behavior for a non-workshared project (families do the same thing)

Perhaps when you made the Detached Copy you used the "discard Worksets" option instead of "Preserve"?

**dbzn** · June 28, 2017, 08:27 AM

Thanks so much for reply DaveP

But actually i want to find and use my local file's backup revit files for worksharing project files.(project.0001 etc). But i can't. Already checked the file location from options. I can see this backup revit files when my project file is non-workshared. But i want to use this back-up feature for my worksharing projects too.

**RobDraw** · June 28, 2017, 12:07 PM

To what end are you doing this?

If you are trying to restore the project to a previous state, you can "Restore Backup" from the Collaborate tab. It's probably best to do this on a copy of the project.

**MPwuzhere** · June 28, 2017, 02:19 PM

You can access the backup files from Collaborate-->Restore backup.

If your central file gets corrupted, you can fall back on the latest local file saved and restore that as the central file in its place.

But you can't get central files to do what you are wanting, it would take up way too much server space. Restoring the backup is basically removing the commands from an internal journal file from that last save you are restoring.

**DaveP** · June 28, 2017, 03:58 PM

If you do use the Restore Backup tool, you have to make a leap of faith with it.
Once you get to the ..._backup folder, it says in the file window:

I hadn't used it for years because, well it says the folder is empty, so why continue?
At that point, you have to take that leap of faith, and click "Open" even though it seems there's nothing there.
Once you do, you'll see your backups.
@JeffHanson, are you reading this? I've been meaning to mention that. Technically, the Help page is correct

Restore a Previous Version of a Server-Based Central Model | Revit | Autodesk Knowledge Network

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/Revit-Server/files/GUID-CCD8B86A-C1CF-4D6F-A36E-BDCD7B819187-htm.html

When using server-based worksharing, you can restore an earlier version of a central model. Use either of the following workflows. Note: In each of these cases, rolling back the central will cause users' local copies of the model to sync with central. To roll back a local copy of a model and promote it to function as a new central model Identify a workstation with a local copy of the central model you wish to roll back. Launch Revit. Click Collaborate tabSynchronize panelRestore Backup

Step 4 does say "Click Open", but it may be more obvious if you explicitly mention that you have to click Open even though it seems like there's nothing to open.

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