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Update file versioning retention policy details #13864

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions admin_manual/configuration_files/file_versioning.rst
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Expand Up @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pattern used to delete old versions:
* After the first 30 days Nextcloud keeps one version every week

The versions are adjusted along this pattern every time a new version is
created.
created. Nextcloud will always keep the latest version in each of the time windows.

The Versions app never uses more than 50% of the user's currently available
free space. If the stored versions exceed this limit, Nextcloud deletes the
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ Deactivate background job: ``occ config:app:set --value=no files_versions backgr

Activate background job: ``occ config:app:delete files_versions background_job_expire_versions``

Expire versions: ``occ versions:expire`` or ``occ versions:expire --quiet`` (without the progress bar)
Expire versions: ``occ versions:expire`` or ``occ versions:expire --quiet`` (without the progress bar)