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In this form you can activate or deactivate file versioning of the folder module. If versioning is active, files will not be overwritten but saved as a new version (commonly known as In the administration in the "Core functions" area, settings can also be made regarding the files, including versions and quotas.

In the Overview tab, administrators can get a quick overview of the number and size of OpenOlat files, versions, deleted files and thumbnails, and can take actions in this regard.

In the "Versions" tab, the maximum number of versions for a file can be defined.

If versioning is enabled, files are not overwritten but created as a new version (also called revision). Older versions of a document can be downloaded or and restored if necessary. Deleted files will If files are deleted, they appear in a corresponding the list of deleted files and can be restored as well. If the versioning feature function is activated enabled, files can also be locked, e.g. in case someone editing a document if a user is working on a document and wants to prevent others another user from creating a new version in the meantime.

Versioning is available in all folders of the system folders: personal folders, group folders, course folders, resource folders , as well as in the and course elements 'Folderfolders'.

In order to globally activate versioning on this system, please select from the list the number of allowed versions per file or choose the option "Unlimited" to allow any number of versions for one document. Some restricting might be reasonable to limit the required storage space.

In order to globally deactivate versioning on this system please select "Versioning deactivated" by Number of versions. 

Versions of deleted files will not automatically be deleted because of compatibility issues with WebDAV. You can delete them manually.

Calculate size: This button calculates the amount of storage used be versioning at the moment. 
List orphan versions: All documents which are manually deleted or for whom no more versioning is available are met in some kind of trash. There they can be restored, but they still use the same amount of storage. With "List orphan versions" all these versions can be shown. 

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the tab "Quotas" the maximum storage size and the upload limit for certain paths can be defined and adjusted. New quotas can also be added.

In the "Large Files" tab, administrators can search specifically for large files and view more details about them.

In the "Deleted Files" tab, files can be permanently deleted from specific paths.

Delete Orphan Versions:

All documents which are manually deleted or for

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which versioning is no longer available are

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placed in

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a kind of

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recycle bin.

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From there they

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could be restored, but they still

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need the same amount of

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memory. With

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Delete

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Orphan Versions this recycle bin is deleted. The versions

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can no longer be restored

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, but

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they also no longer require any memory.
Clean up versions:

The number of versions can be adjusted. If, for example, 5 versions are now changed to 2 versions, 3 versions per document are

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superfluous. However, these are not deleted directly. If you

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set the number back to 5 versions

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, they will

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become visible again.

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However, to delete these versions

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completely, click on

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Clean up versions

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Afterwards, the versions can no longer be restored

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