Version Control

Cloud-Sync supports simple version control system for files. Versioning creates backups of files which are accessible via the Versions tab on the Details sidebar. This tab contains the history of the file where you can roll back a file to any previous version.

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To restore a specific version of a file, click the circular arrow to the left. Click on the timestamp to download it.

The versioning system expires old versions automatically to make sure that the user doesn’t run out of space. This pattern is used to delete old versions:

For the first second we keep one version
For the first 10 seconds ownCloud keeps one version every 2 seconds
For the first minute ownCloud keeps one version every 10 seconds
For the first hour ownCloud keeps one version every minute
For the first 24 hours ownCloud keeps one version every hour
For the first 30 days ownCloud keeps one version every day
After the first 30 days ownCloud keeps one version every week

The versions are adjusted along this pattern every time a new version gets created.

The version system never uses more that 50% of the user’s currently available free space. If the stored versions exceed this limit, it deletes the oldest versions until it meets the disk space limit again.