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ericjo
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8 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
    8 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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v-dineshya
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8 months ago

Hi ericjo ,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community Forum.

 

Hi 123abc , alish_b  and rohit1991 , Thank you for your prompt responses.

 

Hi ericjo ,  could you please try the proposed solutions shared by  123abc , alish_b  and rohit1991 ? Let us know if you’re still facing the same issue we’ll be happy to assist you further.

 

Regards,

Dinesh