Please help! Can't access previous versions of Storage Rules

[javarava]

I mistakenly deployed using firebase deploy instead of firebase deploy --only hosting and this overwrote my Storage security rules with the default version. There is no 'Previous Versions' in Storage as in it in Firestore Database. The 'Rules Playground' tab can't be collapsed as it in in Database. Please help! How can I revert to my previous security rules in Storage?

[zulqarnain-hayder1]

Unfortunately, Firebase Storage doesn't have a built-in version history / rollback feature like Firestore does, so there's no "Previous Versions" panel to restore from directly through the console.
Here are your realistic options:

1. Check your local project files first

If you're using the Firebase CLI, your Storage rules are almost certainly saved in a local file called storage.rules in your project directory (defined in firebase.json under "storage": { "rules": "storage.rules" }). If you have version control (Git) on this project, you can recover your old rules instantly:

bashgit log -- storage.rules
git checkout -- storage.rules
Then redeploy just the storage rules:
bashfirebase deploy --only storage

2. Check your local editor history

If you don't use Git, check your code editor's local history feature (VS Code has "Timeline" / Local History under the file's right-click menu) — it often keeps snapshots of saved files even without Git.

3. If you don't have local backups

You'll need to manually rewrite your Storage rules from scratch. If you remember your access logic (e.g. user-only uploads, admin-only deletes), I'd recommend rebuilding it carefully and testing thoroughly in the Rules Playground before deploying again.
Going forward — to avoid this issue:

Always scope your deploys explicitly:
bashfirebase deploy --only hosting
firebase deploy --only firestore:rules
firebase deploy --only storage
Or combine the specific targets you need:
bashfirebase deploy --only hosting,firestore:rules,storage
Running a bare firebase deploy deploys everything defined in your firebase.json, including rules for services you didn't intend to touch — which is exactly what caused this.

[javarava]

Thank you for your response. I have since rewritten the rules.