{"id":"backups.how-long-are-backup-versions-kept","url":"/faq/backups/how-long-are-backup-versions-kept","category":{"id":"backups","title":"Backups & restore points"},"subcategory":{"id":"versions-restore","title":"Versions and restoring"},"question":"How long does Data Backup keep old versions?","alt_questions":["backup retention Storage Studio","Are old versions deleted?","version thinning daily weekly monthly","Will my backups grow forever?","how far back can I restore"],"short_answer":"Recent versions are kept in full, then thinned to one a day, one a week and one a month further back, so history stays long without growing forever.","answer_markdown":"Data Backup keeps a long history but thins it as it ages, so a backup doesn't grow forever: recent versions are kept in full, then one a day, then one a week, then one a month further back.\n\nIn practice you can go back to any recent change, to a specific day over the following period, and to a weekly or monthly point beyond that. If something matters at a particular moment — before a big edit, say — press **Back up now** so there's a version from exactly then.","answer_html":"

Data Backup keeps a long history but thins it as it ages, so a backup doesn't grow forever: recent versions are kept in full, then one a day, then one a week, then one a month further back.

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In practice you can go back to any recent change, to a specific day over the following period, and to a weekly or monthly point beyond that. If something matters at a particular moment — before a big edit, say — press Back up now so there's a version from exactly then.

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Backups & restore points · Versions and restoring

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How long does Data Backup keep old versions?

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Short answer: Recent versions are kept in full, then thinned to one a day, one a week and one a month further back, so history stays long without growing forever.

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Data Backup keeps a long history but thins it as it ages, so a backup doesn't grow forever: recent versions are kept in full, then one a day, then one a week, then one a month further back.

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In practice you can go back to any recent change, to a specific day over the following period, and to a weekly or monthly point beyond that. If something matters at a particular moment — before a big edit, say — press Back up now so there's a version from exactly then.

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