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Go to the list or library for which you want to delete a previous version. If the name of your list or library does not appear, in the left nav, select Site contents, and then select the name of your list or library. Right click on the space between the item or document name and date, and from the menu, select Version History.
If the name of your list or library does not appear, in the left nav, select Site contents, and then select the name of your list or library. Right click on the space between the item or document name and date, and from the menu, select Version History. To see Version History, you may need to scroll the menu.
How to delete a previous version of a file?
If you don’t see Version History, in the dialog, select the (ellipsis), and then select Version History. A list of versions of the file appears. In the Version History dialog, hover next to the version you want, and to get a list of options, on the right side, select the down arrow. Select Delete. To delete the version, select OK.
How to remove previous versions of a workflow?
There is a simple way to remove the Previous Versions of a workflow after you publish a workflow: Click List Settings Click Workflow Settings Click Remove a Workflow Select the radio button under the Remove column for every “Previous Version” item.
Version History is turned on by default in SharePoint, but if you don’t see the Version History command, version history may be turned off. Depending on how your admin has set up SharePoint, you may be able to turn on document versioning. For info about SharePoint versioning settings, see Enable and configure versioning for a list or library.
Yes, if you have reached the maximum number of minor versions you will need to publish a major version to continue. Thanks for contributing an answer to SharePoint Stack Exchange! Please be sure to answer the question.