Questions tagged [version-history]
A historical listing of a set number of previous versions of an item or document. Versions may be divided into major and minor sets, with minor versions representing drafts and major versions representing fully published instances of the item.
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Sharepoint 2013 Version History Export
I have a follow up question regarding this solution:
Exporting item list version history
I used this method and it worked on a very small list, maybe 10 items.
I tried the same method on a large ...
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Retrieve a single field's version history from SharePoint
My company uses a SharePoint list as an asset inventory database. One of the fields is a Notes field. I am able to pull the current contents of the field by linking to the list in MSAccess, but I ...
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Copy files from a document library without losing Version History
I have the next scenario:
I have to select a particular version from a file from a Source Document Library and copy that file along with it's version history.
All previous versions before the selected ...
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Document IDs change when files are overwritten
We are using Sharepoint Online 2013. Versioning is activated and functional.
Our problem:
I upload a document to SharePoint.
I modify a local copy of the document and upload it again overwriting the ...
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Migrate documents from 2007 to 2013 and maintain version history?
Currently I have a SharePoint 2007 site that I am upgrading to SharePoint 2013. Is it possible to copy the documents from the 2007 site to the 2013 site whilst maintaining version history?
I'd be ...
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How to output all previous versions of a file using Powershell
I have a script that displays multiple columns and outputs to CSV file below:
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.sharepoint.powershell
$url = "http://contoso.com"
$site = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite($...
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restore version on a list item in REST API
I need to iterate through a list and go to each version history and restore a certain version.. I am doing all of this with MS FLOW.
I am trying to get the restoreVersion working like Restore a ...
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Error when trying to view Previous Version of a File in SharePoint
Whenever I try and access a file's version history in SharePoint Designer (2013 in this case), I get the following error:
Versions cannot be accessed at this time server is busy
This is a relatively ...
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What will happen if we change the number of versions to be 100 instead of 500 to utilize our storage
Inside our SharePoint Online tenant we want to free some space, and inside our document libraries we have set to keep that latest 500 versions, as follow:
Now if we set the number of versions to be ...
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Is there a way to trigger a Document Set version capture from JavaScript? Maybe through the REST API?
According to this article, the only way to create a Document Set version is to do it manually by clicking on "Capture Version".
I know that's not entirely true because DocumentSet....
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Prevent a group from deleting document version history
In a Document/Form Library with versioning enabled (SP 2010), it is possible to delete all versions of a particular document/form simply by going to the "Version History" dialog box. This ability ...
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Copy file and version history is not working properly using C# in SP 2019
In the code below, I am copying a file from root web library to a sub-web's library.
The issue is that Modified by, Created by, and Modified are not being copied/set properly. Perhaps there are other ...
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How to get filename from version history
I am trying to get all different file name from version history. Looks like sharepoint is not storing old filename.
I changed the filename multiple time and when I looked at version history I see all ...
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Best way to move list Item with version history to another list SharePoint online
I am working on one project, where I want archive list items (old records) to another list with version history. Both list have configuration and belong to same site collection.
We don't want to used ...
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Version History in SharePoint Online
I am currently looking to manually move one document from a document library to another document library on the same site collection. When I do this will the version history come over when it is moved ...
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Restore List item to the older version using CSOM C# approach
we need to restore list items from a particular list (not document library) to the older version
but what i can understand is for document libraries we do have that provision like
Item.File.Versions....
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Version comment when adding a document version
I would like to add a version comment in version history.
I have a file in a library with all it properties entered.
I then draw a new version of the file over the library windows and add a new ...
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Completely replacing a file (not updating) but keeping the version history
We have a fortnightly planning file on our Sharepoint that had plenty of errors on it so I downloaded a copy and basically redid it. I now want to replace the old file, but I need all of the version ...
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How to restore a version of a list's item?
I want to restore a version of an item by REST API. I've tried restoring the version in the browser by opening the view below and it did work. The ID of the version which I wanted to restore is "...
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how do I view the older version of the document without restoring?
If I add version to my documents and later on want to retrieve copy of an older version, how do I do that without restoring the older version? In my document library there is a file "test" that has ...
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get correct modified date of version history by PowerShell
I'm trying to get modified date from version history by PowerShell, with Sharepoint Online.
Using PnP, I did
$Ctx = Get-PnPContext
$Item = Get-PnPListItem -List "Documents" -Id xxxxx
$File = ...
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I uploaded same name file with the intention of it being saved as the new version. Instead, both versions got saved with same name (+docX) Help Please
Both files with same name got saved. Only difference being that the newer one has the extension 'docx' instead of 'doc'. Can someone help please? I want the newer one to merge with the older one and ...
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Restore all items in a list to a previous version
We ran into an issue were someone ran a flow to update all items in a list (~1300) that ended up resetting all value in a column to the default value.
We have versioning enabled on the list but I can'...
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Sharepoint versioning omitting versions / automatically merging
To anyones knowledge, does sharepoint somehow omit versions, or merge them, once they "repeat"?
I have a sort of linear approval workflow. Approver A fills in some data, changes the value in ...
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How to find the user who has created a draft item in a SharePoint list
I am trying to find out the name of a user who has changed something in an SP list. I am calling this API:
https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/sitename/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('listname')/Items(ID)/...
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Restoring previous version of a SharePoint list item retains subsequent 'appended' values
I have a list with two fields that have these settings:
Multiple Lines of Text (Plain Text)
Append Changes to Existing Text (Yes)
Example:
Condition Comments:
General Comments:
I started with ...
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Update Version for Multi-line text field
I have a SharePoint list with a multi-line text field. I have the option to "append changes to existing text" turned on. This option will show the version history for each change.
Is there ...
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Open document version as a binary
I’m trying to open a document version as a binary but keep getting an exception. I have no problem opening the item as a binary:
$binary=$spweb.GetFile($item.url).OpenBinary()
However when I try the ...
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SP2013: "Value Cannot Be Null" error for Version History on a single document
Could just be Friday brain, but I'm not having any luck tracking down a potential cause or fix for this issue. I have a document library in my SharePoint 2013 server farm which has been behaving ...
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Get to know which field/column got update/edit in a list
Using SharePoint online.
I have custom form (CSS + JS) that add/update/delete item from a SharePoint list. This form is linked with multiple master list to provide drop downs.
Now my customer need an ...
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Why more than 500 versions are getting created even limit is set
there is an issue where in a document library the default limit for number of versions for a document is 500 but its still creating more than 500 versions for a document. Did u guys see this issue ...
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After a MAJOR version is created, how do I retrieve previous minor versions
I had a Word file on a SP team site. When 500 minor versions accumulated, it would not accept further edits UNLESS a MAJOR version was started from the same file.
I did that. Now the version is 1.1. ...
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Restore version 1 of a file and the original user
I accidentally modified a file on SharePoint, thus showing my name on the 'Modified By' column and changing the modified date. Is there a way to return the file to its version 1 including the original ...
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Version history not saving properties
I have 3 environments on which I have Versioning turned on. Each of them is created from the same PnP template, and has the same logicApps/etc connected to them. On one of them however, version ...
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PowerShell PnP Unable to get file versions in big files
I'm using OneDrive (office 365 account) as a cloud backup, and I got a problem with the versioning system as for big files (outlook .ost and .pst mainly) it keeps generating new versions for the file ...
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Export table of all versions of list items
Using SharePoint 2007, and I only have client-side access. I can view all versions of each item in a list by using the IncludeVersions parameter as follows:
http://wss/XYZ/sites/SomeSPSite/ThisList/...
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Moving files between libraries change version history
Moving files from one library to another (within the same site) in SharePoint 2016 on prem seems to affect version history? All names in the column Modified by are changed to the person who moved the ...
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Permission issue in Document Library - Read Only user is able to edit and save document
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I am logged in as a site owner of a SharePoint 2010 site with full permission on a Document Library. I have a test account that has only Read and Limited Access permission to this ...
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Sharepoint 2013 List version History
I am creating a solution with SharePoint 2013 and I have multiple SharePoint list. Each list has a few rich text edit box. Is there a way for the user to compare what has been changed between the ...
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How to see the full version history of an item in SP online
It seems SP online, only shows the last 12 changes of an item (at least it is the case for me) in the version history although it has set to keep 5000 versions, how can I see all the versions (say 1 ...
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Get Detailed SP List Item Version History
I am using ReactJS to develop a custom form and my list includes a multiple lines of text field with the AppendOnly flag set to true. When I open the form, I want to retrieve the version history for ...
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If you reduce the SharePoint version history for a document library, will the oldest versions be deleted?
Example: The default major versioning history for a document library in SharePoint Online is 400 versions.
I am looking to free up space in SharePoint Online.
I want a document library to only retain ...
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Export version history from sharepoint online using webservices
I am using webservices to export web from sharepoint online.
Migration is working fine but versions are not getting migrated with the web. I am using ExportWeb method of /_vti_bin/Sites.asmx service.
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Call all the versions of a SharePoint comment's field with AngularJS
I created a list with AngularJS, using ng-repeat. The data comes from a SharePoint list.
In my SharePoint list when I open to see the detail I can see the version history of the "Comments" ...
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How to download all versions of a file with PnP
Is it possible to download all versions of a file with PnP? (with Get-PnPFile I guess, targeting SharePoint-2013)
The closest I've found was with help of how-do-i-get-the-version-of-a-file-using-pnp-...
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Copy files between sites with version history (powershell, SP2010)
I can copy a file from one site to another using
$SPFolder_Destination.Files.Add("Filename.ext", $SPFile_Source.OpenBinary(), $false)
This does not preserve version history.
I think I could ...
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Microsoft 365 Rest API returns Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object when getting versions of a large(8GB) file
I am using the endpoint _api/web/GetFileById('" + fileUniqueId + "')/Versions('versionId') and _api/web/GetFileByServerRelativePath(path)/Versions('versionId') to get FileVersion based on ...
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Discrepancies in document activity timing
I am using SharePoint Online and have noticed the activity section of the details pane for a document showing different modified times to the version history of the same document.
For example:
Joe ...
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IsCurrentVersion is TRUE for the lat two versions of an item in a SharePoint List
I have enabled version history for my list with approval need, and am doing some API calls to get the last n versions of that item through:
_api/web/lists/getbytitle('Mylist')/items(ItemID)/versions?$...
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SharePoint 2013 list version history summary
I would like to check if there is an option(without using a third party software) to pull a summary of SharePoint 2013 list item version history. the SharePoint OOB option enables to check item by ...
