Undo History

Every action is logged. Undo any change, anytime.

Made a mistake? Approved something you shouldn’t have? No problem.

Every file operation in Ishi is logged. You can undo any change at any time.

How It Works

Automatic Transaction Log

Every time Ishi modifies, renames, or moves a file, it records:

What changed — The exact operation performed
When — Timestamp of the action
Before state — What the file looked like before
After state — What it became

This log is stored locally on your machine.

Viewing Your History

Open the History Panel

In Ishi, access your history through:

The History tab in the sidebar
Keyboard shortcut (customizable in Settings)

What You’ll See

📜 Recent Operations
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Today, 10:32 AM
├── ✏️ Renamed 23 files in Documents/Invoices
│   └── [Undo] [View Details]
│
├── 📁 Moved 5 files to Archive/2024
│   └── [Undo] [View Details]

Yesterday, 4:15 PM
├── 📄 Created summary.csv from 12 PDFs
│   └── [Undo] [View Details]

Undoing an Operation

Single File Undo

Find the operation in History
Click Undo
Confirm the revert

The file returns to its previous state instantly.

Batch Undo

If you renamed 50 files and want to undo all of them:

Find the batch operation
Click Undo All
Confirm

All 50 files revert to their original names.

What Can Be Undone

Operation	Undoable?	What Happens
File rename	✅ Yes	Original name restored
File move	✅ Yes	File returns to original location
File edit	✅ Yes	Previous content restored
File creation	✅ Yes	Created file is deleted
File deletion	⚠️ Limited	If sent to Trash, can be restored

How Long Is History Kept?

By default, Ishi keeps your operation history for 30 days.

To change this:

{
  "history": {
    "retention_days": 90
  }
}

Viewing Operation Details

Click View Details on any operation to see exactly what changed:

📋 Operation Details
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Type: Rename
Time: January 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Files affected: 23

Changes:
┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Before              │ After               │
├────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ IMG_001.png         │ Chart-Revenue.png   │
│ IMG_002.png         │ Chart-Users.png     │
│ ...                 │ ...                 │
└────────────────────────────────────────────┘

[Undo This Operation]

Technical Details

Where Is History Stored?

The transaction log is stored in SQLite at:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/ishi/history.db
Windows: %APPDATA%\ishi\history.db

Privacy

Your history never leaves your computer. It’s stored locally and never synced to any cloud service.

Ghost Files — Preview changes before they happen
Safety & Control — Set approval requirements
Privacy — How your data stays local