How to Restore Pictures After Saving on Picnik

Google Picnik has many tools and features for creating and editing photos for a variety of projects such as collages and slideshows. One feature, free and premium account storage, saves copies of your original and edited photos, as well as all edits you make to a photo prior to saving it. Whether you're trying to undo an edit after saving a photo, or access the original unedited copy, Picnik provides all the tools needed to restore a photo.

Instructions

1. Continue Editing Option

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     Click the “Continue Editing” button immediately after you save an edited photo. Picnik reopens the “Edit” tab screen.
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     Click the “Undo” button near the top-right corner of the screen to remove the last edit you made before saving.
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     Click “Undo” repeatedly until you’ve restored the picture to a previous point in the editing process, or its original appearance before you started editing.

   History Option

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     Select the “Library” tab if you’re trying to restore an edited picture you previously saved on Picnik.
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     Click “History” on the toolbar beneath the tab to see your saved edited pictures.
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     Roll your cursor over the edited picture you want to restore. A gear-shaped icon appears.
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     Click the icon and select “Edit” from the pop-up menu. Picnik opens the picture in the “Edit” tab screen.
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     Click “Undo” as many times as needed until you’ve restored the picture to a previous edit or its original uploaded state.

   Last Uploaded Photos Option

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     Select the “Home” or “Library” tab in Picnik.
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     Locate your most recently uploaded pictures, or the original copies of pictures you uploaded. If you’re on the Home screen, look for uploaded pictures as thumbnails underneath the “Upload Photos” button. If you’re on the Library screen, click any of the options on the toolbar under the tab such as “Get From Computer” to see pictures you’ve uploaded to Picnik in the past or copies stored elsewhere.
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     Open the picture you need in the Edit screen. If you’re on the Home screen, click the thumbnail of the picture. If you’re on the Library screen, roll your cursor over a picture to reveal a gear-shaped icon. Click the icon and then select “Edit” on the menu.