Restore from Backup

List available backups and restore files to previous versions.

Why This Matters

Updates create backups automatically. If something goes wrong or you prefer your previous configuration, you can restore:

• All files from a specific backup
• Recover customizations that were overwritten
• Undo an update completely

Quick Start

List available backups:

bash ~/.minervia/bin/minervia-update.sh --list-backups

Restore from a specific backup:

bash ~/.minervia/bin/minervia-update.sh --restore 2026-01-18T10-30-00

What You'll See

Available backups:

  2026-01-18T10-30-00 (15 files)
  2026-01-15T14-22-33 (12 files)

To restore: ./minervia-update.sh --restore TIMESTAMP

Restore Process

1. Select backup - Choose a timestamp from the list
2. Preview files - See which files will be restored
3. Confirm - Approve the restoration
4. Restore - Files copied back to original locations

Important Notes

• Restoring overwrites current files with backup versions
• Consider creating a backup before restoring (run update first)
• Backups are stored in ~/.minervia/backups/
• Backups are kept forever (no auto-pruning)

Process for Claude

1. List backups: bash ~/.minervia/bin/minervia-update.sh --list-backups
2. If user specifies a timestamp, restore: bash ~/.minervia/bin/minervia-update.sh --restore TIMESTAMP
3. If no backups exist, inform user that backups are created during updates

Success Criteria

• Backups listed or restored as requested
• User informed of restoration results
• Files restored to correct locations