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| <H1>Replacing a resource with local history</H1> |
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| <p>To replace a Workbench resource with a state in the local history: |
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| <li>In one of the navigation views, select the resource that you want to replace with |
| a local history state.</li> |
| <li>From the resources pop-up menu, select <b>Replace with</b> > <b>Local |
| History</b>. The Replace from Local History page opens.</li> |
| <li>Select a state from the <b>Local History</b> list. The Text Compare editor opens.</li> |
| <li>Click the <b>Select Next Change</b> and <b>Select Previous Change</b> buttons |
| to browse through the changes made between states in the local history and |
| the Workbench resource.</li> |
| <li>Select the state you want to replace, and click <b>Replace</b>.</li> |
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| <P><em>Tip</em>: You can configure your general preferences to specify how many |
| days to keep files, or how many entries per file you want to keep, or the maximum |
| file size for files to be kept with the |
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| <b>General > Workspace > Local History</b></a> preference page. |
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| <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelc.png" alt="Related concepts" ><br> |
| <a href="../concepts/concepts-17a.htm">Local history</a><br> |
| <a href="../concepts/concepts-12.htm">Resources</a> |
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| <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelt.png" alt="Related tasks" ><br> |
| <a href="tasks-70.htm">Comparing resources with the local history</a><br> |
| <a href="tasks-87b.htm">Restoring deleted resources from the local history</a><br> |
| <a href="tasks-88.htm">Setting local history preferences</a> |
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