File version history in SharePoint

Question

How can I see past versions of a file on a SharePoint site?

Solution

Go to a SharePoint site

  1. Select Documents from the navigation menu
  2. Navigate to the file you wish
  3. Hover over the file name and select the three-dot icon that appears.
  4. Select Version history
  5. A dialog box will appear. Once the results have loaded the last 500 versions of a file will appear in chronological order by the most recent change.
    SharePoint file version history

To view a version

  1. Select a time stamp link, indicated by the date and time of the edit, to open that version.
    SharePoint file version history file selected
  2. You will be prompted to download that version of the file to your machine to view in the corresponding desktop application or web browser.
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