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luvsql
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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 ...
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luvsql
Iron Contributor
Aug 20, 2018

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

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jcgonzalezmartin
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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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    luvsql
    Iron Contributor
    Aug 20, 2018

    Attached is a screenshot of both the Classic and New Experience.  These folders were migrated to SharePoint in Mid-July and folder modifications show earlier dates.

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      Anonymous
      Aug 20, 2018
      Assuming your migration tool copies versions it would also copy that version / numbers from the old location as well so they could have been renames or property changes over time. I know in the past On-prem upgrades would modify properties of folders and show modified often.
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        JHerschel
        Iron Contributor
        Aug 21, 2018

        I agree with Chris,  one time we patched SharePoint 2013 with CU and it showed all libraries and some folders with Last Modified 1 day ago...

         

        I use ShareGate and it keeps the metadata from the shared drive which sometimes has versions turned on.  So, if John Doe created that folder back in 2016 and renamed it 7 times, that could lead to that folder being on Version 7 after migration with date earlier.

         

        Some migration tools also allow you to choose how many /which versions you want to keep AND the ability to change the metadata before migrating

         

        Which migration tool did you use?  I only ask because the Microsoft one 'works', but we had some limitations and weird behavior when we tried it.

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