I don’t have an .stversions folder on any of my machines. I only see an .stfolder but there is nothing in it.
I have file versioning set to simple file versioning for 1 file version.
It was my understanding that anything I delete or change would be saved at least one time in this folder or do I have that wrong?
Versions are saved as someone else deletes a file, we cannot version a file if it’s already gone locally.
So if I change the text on an .odt document and then save it, the previous version isn’t saved in an .stversions folder? I thought that is what simple versioning is supposed to do.
No, it saves versions of modifications done by other devices, not local modifications.
Ok, I’m really confused then. What is the difference between other devices and local? I have three computers connected to each other syncing the same folder. What defines local vs another device?
You are on your device A, you make a change to a file. Device A tells device B that it’s supposed to download a new version of the file that you’ve modified, if versioning is enabled on B, device B will make a version of the old file before downloading the new version from A.
I understand now. But there is no .stversion folder on the other devices after making changes to some files on my machine.
Ok, the folders just appeared but it took a while so I looked too soon.
What happens if I delete all the files in an .stversion folder on one of the machines?
Nothing, the files are deleted.
Will it delete the .stversion files on all the other machines or just on that one machine?
I would like to check this folder now and then and clean out .stversion files that aren’t needed anymore.
That one machine only, as versions are not synced.
I really appreciate your patience and help! I’ve got it all configured properly now. Have a great day!