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AlexKr
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8 months ago

Can I manually limit the number of older versions for my Dropbox Backup files?

Hi everyone, I'm using Dropbox Backup and I would like to understand how version control works. Is it possible to limit the number of backup versions per file? For example, can I set Dropbox to k...
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Nancy
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8 months ago

Hey AlexKr, thanks for posting your question here.

At the moment, it’s not possible to manually delete older versions of your Dropbox backups, or select how many versions will be saved on your Dropbox account. 

However, depending on your plan’s version history window, previous versions of files are automatically removed and no longer recoverable after 30 days have passed (for Basic/Plus accounts). 

Hope this helps! Let me know, if you need something else though.

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AlexKr
Explorer | Level 3
8 months ago

Hi again,

Just to clarify — based on the automatic backup schedule, do all backup versions keep accumulating indefinitely until the 30-day version history limit is reached?

In other words, if backups are created frequently, will all versions be stored (regardless of storage space) and only start getting deleted after 30 days — without any limit on the number or size of the versions before that?

Thanks for the clarification!

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    Hannah
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    8 months ago

    Hey AlexKr, I hope it's okay for me to jump in here as well!

    According to the info currently available to us, the Dropbox Backup files should follow the restoration window of your current plan. 

    So, as Nancy mentioned, any versions that have been backed up to your Dropbox account, regardless of the space they amount to, if they exceed the recovery window of your plan, wouldn't be recoverable. 

    If this question was sparked by a specific scenario in mind, please don't hesitate to share more details for context.

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