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luvsql
Iron Contributor
Aug 20, 2018

Version Numbers Showing For Folders

We have turned on versioning for our SharePoint Libraries and because we use folders (there is no point suggesting we stop using folders as we have to for what we have now and have no choice), there are version numbers appearing beside folders.  I'm not sure how it's getting the numbers but one folder shows version #7, the folder has 4 subfolders so it's not a sum of folders, it's not a sum of the total version numbers of each file.  


Why do versions show for a folder? Can this be disabled somehow?

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  • Deleted's avatar
    Deleted
    Aug 20, 2018
    It shows because a folder is an item in a library / list just like a list item or document are. Anytime the folder gets renamed, and in the paste major upgrades would "modify" a folder, it will generate a new version.
    • luvsql's avatar
      luvsql
      Iron Contributor
      Aug 20, 2018

      We just uploaded these folders a couple weeks ago and none of the folders have been renamed. 

      • jcgonzalezmartin's avatar
        jcgonzalezmartin
        MVP
        Aug 20, 2018
        Can you post a screenshot? This is actually very weird and as Chirs have said, the version of a folder only changes if you change a property of it (folder name or folder metadata if you are using a custom folder content type)

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