How Backup & Restore works and when to use it

Backup & Restore is the safety net under every bulk operation in Everlyst. It exists because the worst-case scenario in any catalog tool - accidentally renaming 400 listings or wiping a tag set - should be a one-click fix, not a 6-hour rebuild.

What gets snapshotted

Every time you confirm a bulk operation (bulk edit, CSV upload, CSV update, bulk delete, bulk activate/deactivate), Everlyst writes a snapshot of the before state of every affected listing.

A snapshot includes every field that the operation touched, plus a few key metadata fields (state, last-modified date) so you can compare and roll back precisely.

How to revert

1. Open Backup & Restore in the side nav.
2. Find the job in the list. Jobs show: timestamp, operation type, listing count, your account name, and a one-line description.
3. Click Preview rollback. You see a diff: the current state of each listing vs. what it would become after revert.
4. Click Apply revert. Everlyst sends the original values back to Etsy.

The revert itself creates a new snapshot, so you can also “un-revert” if you change your mind.

When to use it (and when not to)

Use Backup & Restore when:

• You ran a bulk price change and the math was wrong.
• You replaced a tag set across hundreds of listings and want the old tags back.
• You activated 50 listings prematurely.
• A CSV upload went sideways and you need the old field values restored.

Backup & Restore can’t help when:

• You changed something one listing at a time (inline edits aren’t snapshotted by default - they’re meant to be small, immediate, and visible).
• The operation is older than your plan’s retention window.
• The change happened in Etsy’s UI (Backup & Restore only knows about Everlyst-initiated changes).

Retention by plan

Plan	Backup & Restore retention
Free	3 most recent jobs
Basic	15 jobs
Starter	30 jobs
Pro	200 jobs

Older jobs roll off as new ones come in. To extend retention, see Plans, upgrades, and downgrades.

Why we don’t snapshot inline edits

Inline edits are meant to be small, intentional, and immediately visible. Snapshotting every cell change would burn your retention quota on edits you’d never need to revert. If you’re about to make a lot of cell-by-cell edits, do them as a bulk edit instead - that’s the operation Backup & Restore is designed to protect.