Tracking changes to a content type

Hello!
I'm wondering if anybody knows of a way to track who has made changes to a site content type? I'm trying to find out who's made changes to one of my content types since Friday that has caused me endless issues!
Any ideas on this would be appreciated!
Cheers,
Griff

Unless you had auditing enabled you won't find who changed it.
Here is a little guide to help you with auditing changes on SharePoint https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/SharePoint-Auditing-Quick-a0de5d4a if you need more
details you might consider using 3rd party software like
Netwrix Auditor for SharePoint solution (20 days of free trial)
--- Jeff (Netwrix)

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