Version history
Nothing you do to an image overwrites the one before it. Saving an edit in the photo editor, or replacing a file, creates a new version and keeps the old one. This page is for anyone working with images in the file list.
Open the history
Section titled “Open the history”- Find the file in the list. If it has earlier versions it shows a > expand arrow next to its name.
- Click the arrow to open the version panel.
- The panel lists Version, Name, Size, Status and Actions. The version in use carries a Current badge, and the most recently active version is at the top.
- Use Previous and Next at the bottom to page through, ten versions at a time.
- Click the arrow again to close the panel.
What you can do with a version
Section titled “What you can do with a version”| Action | What happens |
|---|---|
| Download | That exact version is saved to your computer. |
| Restore | That version becomes Current again. The version it replaces stays in the history. |
| Delete | That one version is permanently removed. The others are untouched. |
If you delete the version marked Current, the most recent remaining version is promoted in its place. If you delete the last remaining version, the file itself is removed.
Renaming and deleting the whole file
Section titled “Renaming and deleting the whole file”- Rename changes the display name only. The file keeps its original name in storage.
- Delete on the file itself removes the file and all of its versions, from the record and from the storage location, in one action. If the file cannot be removed from storage, the delete stops and nothing changes.
Where a deleted file goes depends on your storage. SharePoint files land in the site’s own recycle bin. Files in your own S3, Google Cloud or Azure storage are recoverable if your bucket has versioning or soft delete turned on. An administrator can restore a deleted file from Sliick Files Setup > Deleted Files for up to 100 days. Files on Sliick Cloud Storage are deleted permanently.
Versions you did not create
Section titled “Versions you did not create”If your administrator has turned on two-way sync, an image replaced directly in your organisation’s cloud storage turns up in Salesforce as a new current version, with no action needed from you. Opening or refreshing the record’s file list picks up recent changes.
On SharePoint
Section titled “On SharePoint”The panel shows SharePoint’s own version history for the image, newest first, with who changed it and when. Restoring adds the restored content as a new version, so nothing is lost. Individual versions cannot be downloaded or deleted from Salesforce; use SharePoint’s own Version History dialog for that.
Note: If the panel opens empty, the file only has the one version. History starts building the first time you replace the file or save an edit from the photo editor.