diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index aeadbd1..39c5633 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub enum ErrorKind {
     Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
     #[error("error parsing revision lockfile")]
     RevisionLock,
-    #[error("error reading revision lockfile at {path}")]
+    #[error("error reading revision at {path}")]
     ReadRevision {
         path: PathBuf,
         #[source]
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ pub enum ErrorKind {
         #[source]
         source: std::io::Error,
     },
+    #[error("error unpacking revision")]
+    UnpackError(#[source] std::io::Error),
 }
 
 pub type Result<T> = core::result::Result<T, Error>;
diff --git a/src/storage/fs.rs b/src/storage/fs.rs
index 74a4fc5..0264f3f 100644
--- a/src/storage/fs.rs
+++ b/src/storage/fs.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::io::{self, BufReader, BufWriter, Read, Write};
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::{fs, path::PathBuf};
 
+use flate2::read::GzDecoder;
 use indicatif::ProgressBar;
 
 use crate::Data;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ fn copy_with_progress(src: &Path, dst: &Path, progress: &ProgressBar) -> io::Res
 }
 
 impl StorageImpl for FSStorage {
-    fn get_revision(&self, app_state: Data) -> Result<usize> {
+    fn get_revision_metadata(&self, app_state: Data) -> Result<usize> {
         let path = base_path(app_state).join(LOCKFILE_NAME);
         let revision = match fs::read_to_string(&path) {
             Ok(rev) => rev.parse::<usize>().map_err(|_| Error::revision_lock())?,
@@ -55,15 +56,12 @@ impl StorageImpl for FSStorage {
     }
 
     fn store_revision(&self, app_state: Data) -> Result<()> {
-        let revision = self.get_revision(app_state.clone())?;
+        let revision = self.get_revision_metadata(app_state.clone())?;
         let new_revision = revision + 1;
         let reporter = Reporter::new(app_state.clone());
         let result = create_archive(app_state.clone(), &reporter)?;
-        let archive_path = match &app_state.config.sync.fs_dir {
-            Some(dir) => PathBuf::from(shellexpand::tilde(&dir).as_ref())
-                .join(&format!("revision_{new_revision}.tar.gz")),
-            _ => base_path(app_state.clone()).join(&format!("revision_{new_revision}.tar.gz")),
-        };
+        let archive_path =
+            base_path(app_state.clone()).join(&format!("revision_{revision}.tar.gz"));
 
         match result.temp_file.persist(&archive_path) {
             Ok(_) => {}
@@ -96,6 +94,44 @@ impl StorageImpl for FSStorage {
         tracing::debug!(revision, path = ?remove_path, "cleared revisions");
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn retrieve_revision(
+        &self,
+        app_state: Data,
+        revision: usize,
+    ) -> Result<tar::Archive<flate2::read::GzDecoder<BufReader<std::fs::File>>>> {
+        let archive_path = base_path(app_state).join(&format!("revision_{revision}.tar.gz"));
+
+        let file =
+            fs::File::open(&archive_path).map_err(|e| Error::read_revision(e, &archive_path))?;
+        let buffered = BufReader::new(file);
+        let decoder = GzDecoder::new(buffered);
+        let archive = tar::Archive::new(decoder);
+
+        Ok(archive)
+    }
+
+    fn unpack_revision(
+        &self,
+        app_state: Data,
+        destination: PathBuf,
+        revision: usize,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut archive = self.retrieve_revision(app_state.clone(), revision)?;
+        let entries = archive.entries()?;
+        let reporter = Reporter::new(app_state);
+        let total_files = entries.progress_with_style
+        reporter.start_archive_progress(total);
+
+        for entry in entries {
+            let mut entry = entry?;
+            entry
+                .unpack_in(&destination)
+                .map_err(|e| Error::unpack_error(e))?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn base_path(app_state: Data) -> PathBuf {
diff --git a/src/storage/mod.rs b/src/storage/mod.rs
index 137c464..a18c2a6 100644
--- a/src/storage/mod.rs
+++ b/src/storage/mod.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 pub mod fs;
 
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::{io::BufReader, path::PathBuf};
+
+use flate2::read::GzDecoder;
 
 use crate::{Data, error::Result};
 
 pub trait StorageImpl {
-    fn get_revision(&self, app_state: Data) -> Result<usize>;
+    fn get_revision_metadata(&self, app_state: Data) -> Result<usize>;
     fn store_revision(&self, app_state: Data) -> Result<()>;
+    fn retrieve_revision(
+        &self,
+        app_state: Data,
+        revision: usize,
+    ) -> Result<tar::Archive<GzDecoder<BufReader<std::fs::File>>>>;
+    fn unpack_revision(&self, app_state: Data, destination: PathBuf, revision: usize)
+    -> Result<()>;
 }
 
 pub enum Storage {
@@ -16,9 +25,9 @@ pub enum Storage {
 pub const IGNORE_FILES: [&str; 6] = ["assets", "cache", "catpacks", "logs", "meta", "metacache"];
 
 impl StorageImpl for Storage {
-    fn get_revision(&self, app_state: Data) -> Result<usize> {
+    fn get_revision_metadata(&self, app_state: Data) -> Result<usize> {
         match self {
-            Self::FS(storage) => storage.get_revision(app_state),
+            Self::FS(storage) => storage.get_revision_metadata(app_state),
         }
     }
 
@@ -27,6 +36,27 @@ impl StorageImpl for Storage {
             Self::FS(storage) => storage.store_revision(app_state),
         }
     }
+
+    fn retrieve_revision(
+        &self,
+        app_state: Data,
+        revision: usize,
+    ) -> Result<tar::Archive<GzDecoder<BufReader<std::fs::File>>>> {
+        match self {
+            Self::FS(storage) => storage.retrieve_revision(app_state, revision),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn unpack_revision(
+        &self,
+        app_state: Data,
+        destination: PathBuf,
+        revision: usize,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        match self {
+            Self::FS(storage) => storage.unpack_revision(app_state, destination, revision),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn get_storage_from_env() -> Storage {