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ericjo
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10 months ago
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sharepoint file version manage tips

I'm creating a Power BI report using an Excel file in SharePoint as the source. One time, the file wasn't uploading to SharePoint, so I checked and found a storage issue. Some time I edited the Exc...
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    rohit1991
    10 months ago

    Hii ericjo 

     

    SharePoint automatically keeps file versions and this cannot be fully turned off. You can only reduce how many versions it stores. Go to Library Settings >> Versioning Settings and set the “Keep the following number of versions” to the lowest allowed value. This will stop unnecessary storage growth while still meeting SharePoint’s minimum versioning requirements.

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rohit1991
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10 months ago

Hii ericjo 

 

SharePoint automatically keeps file versions and this cannot be fully turned off. You can only reduce how many versions it stores. Go to Library Settings >> Versioning Settings and set the “Keep the following number of versions” to the lowest allowed value. This will stop unnecessary storage growth while still meeting SharePoint’s minimum versioning requirements.