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File Versioning
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.. warning::
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This page may be out of date and requires review.
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.. todo::
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External versioning requires documenting.
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Description
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There are 3 types of File Versioning. When you select each in the web interface,
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a short description of each is shown to help you decide.
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.. todo::
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More detail needed here: Can this be a relative path, or must it be
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an absolute path?
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With "Staggered File Versioning" method (only), you would like to specify where
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removed and deleted files are stored as part of the Versioning feature, you can
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specify the path in the "Versions Path" input after this method is selected.
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No File Versioning
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This is the default setting. With no file versioning, files that are replaced or
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deleted on one device are deleted on other devices that the directory is shared
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with. (Note: If a folder is marked "Master Folder" on a device, that device will
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not accept changes to the files in the folder, and therefore will not have files
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replaced or deleted.)
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Simple File Versioning
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With "Simple File Versioning" files are moved to the ".stversions"
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folder (inside your shared folder) when replaced or deleted on a remote
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device. This option also takes a value in an input titled "Keep
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Versions" which tells Syncthing how many old versions of the file it
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should keep. For example, if you set this value to 5, if a file is
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replaced 5 times on a remote device, you will see 5 time-stamped
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versions on that file in the ".stversions" folder on the other devices
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sharing the same folder.
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With "Simple File Versioning" files are moved to the ".stversions" folder
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(inside your shared folder) when replaced or deleted on a remote device. This
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option also takes a value in an input titled "Keep Versions" which tells
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Syncthing how many old versions of the file it should keep. For example, if you
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set this value to 5, if a file is replaced 5 times on a remote device, you will
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see 5 time-stamped versions on that file in the ".stversions" folder on the
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other devices sharing the same folder.
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Staggered File Versioning
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With "Staggered File Versioning" files are also moved to the ".stversions"
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folder (inside your shared folder) when replaced or deleted on a remote device
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(just like "Simple File Versioning"), however, Version are automatically deleted
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if they are older than the maximum age or exceed the number of files allowed in
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an interval.
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The following intervals are used and they each have a maximum number of files
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that will be kept for each.
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1 Hour
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For the first hour, the most recent version is kept every 30 seconds.
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1 Day
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For the first day, the most recent version is kept every hour.
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30 Days
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For the first 30 days, the most recent version is kept every day.
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Until Maximum Age
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The maximum time to keep a version in days. For example, to keep replaced or
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deleted files in the ".stversions" folder for an entire year, use 365. If
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only or 10 days, use 10. **Note: Set to 0 to keep versions forever.**
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