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Expand Up @@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ days. If this is set to a positive number of days, files will be removed when
they have been in the trash can that long. Setting this to zero prevents any
files from being removed from the trash can automatically.

Another :opt:`configuration option <option:: folder.versioning.params.archiveDeletedOnly>`
is available to archive only the deleted files, as opposed to normal trash can versioning
which archives all modified, renamed and deleted files. This is a lightweight
option to protect against accidental deletions, while using significantly
less disk space than full versioning.

Simple File Versioning
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The number of days to keep files in the versions folder. Zero means to keep
forever. Older elements encountered during cleanup are removed.

.. option:: folder.versioning.params.archiveDeletedOnly

When this option is enabled it archives only deleted files.
Modified or renamed files are not archived, and hence, deleted normally.

.. option:: folder.versioning.params.keep

The number of old versions to keep, per file.
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