Managing file versions
From the file summary, you can restore and download versions of a file and view the change summary of a version (with some Enterprise Content Manager repositories). You can also upload a new version of a file.
About this task
- Automatic. Automatic versioning creates a version every time you edit a file.
- Manual. Manual versioning allows you to choose when you want to create a version.
- None. If versioning is set to none, then you are unable to create versions.
Procedure
Perform these steps to work with file versions:
Click a file to open its summary page and then carry out the following steps as needed:
- To upload a new version of a file, click Upload a New
Version.Note: Uploading a new version does not apply to IBM® Docs files.
- To display a list of available versions, click Versions and do one of
the following actions:
- To download a previous version of the file, click Download next to the version that you want to download.
- To restore a previous version of the file, click Restore next to the
version that you want to restore. Note: Restoring a previous version does not apply to IBM® Docs files.
- To delete a previous version of the file, click Delete next to the version that you want to remove.
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If IBM® Docs is deployed and the file type is supported by the IBM® Docs editor, you click Edit in Docs.