# No .stversions folder?
**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/no-stversions-folder/11494
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 18, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/no-stversions-folder/11494 "2018-04-18T20:50:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@synchole](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/synchole)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/no-stversions-folder/11494/1 "2018-04-18T20:50:51Z")
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?
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### Author:  [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/no-stversions-folder/11494/2 "2018-04-18T21:06:11Z")
Versions are saved as someone else deletes a file, we cannot version a file if it’s already gone locally.
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### Author:  [@synchole](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/synchole)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/no-stversions-folder/11494/3 "2018-04-18T21:28:07Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/no-stversions-folder/11494/4 "2018-04-18T21:35:30Z")
No, it saves versions of modifications done by other devices, not local modifications.
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### Author:  [@synchole](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/synchole)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/no-stversions-folder/11494/5 "2018-04-18T21:41:51Z")
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?
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### Author:  [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/no-stversions-folder/11494/6 "2018-04-18T21:44:19Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@synchole](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/synchole)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/no-stversions-folder/11494/7 "2018-04-18T21:46:56Z")
I understand now. But there is no .stversion folder on the other devices after making changes to some files on my machine.
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### Author:  [@synchole](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/synchole)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/no-stversions-folder/11494/8 "2018-04-18T21:55:59Z")
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?
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### Author:  [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/no-stversions-folder/11494/9 "2018-04-18T22:00:37Z")
Nothing, the files are deleted.
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### Author:  [@synchole](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/synchole)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/no-stversions-folder/11494/10 "2018-04-18T22:02:07Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2018, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/no-stversions-folder/11494/11 "2018-04-18T22:04:51Z")
That one machine only, as versions are not synced.
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### Author:  [@synchole](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/synchole)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/no-stversions-folder/11494/12 "2018-04-18T22:10:19Z")
I really appreciate your patience and help! I’ve got it all configured properly now. Have a great day!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/no-stversions-folder/11494/13 "2018-05-18T22:10:19Z")
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