https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vault-forum/purging-and-file-history/m-p/9257368#M21254 <P>Hello,</P><P>Question on purging versions from a Vault.&nbsp; If you purge unneeded versions of a file, do you lose the history of that version?&nbsp; The nice thing about seeing all of the versions is that you see the history of the file - all of the different states it went through over time.&nbsp; If you purge some of them can you still see that - somewhere?&nbsp; Or is it gone? &nbsp;</P><P>Thanks</P> Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:04:26 GMT jshipley 2020-01-17T14:04:26Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vault-forum/purging-and-file-history/m-p/9257368#M21254 <P>Hello,</P><P>Question on purging versions from a Vault.&nbsp; If you purge unneeded versions of a file, do you lose the history of that version?&nbsp; The nice thing about seeing all of the versions is that you see the history of the file - all of the different states it went through over time.&nbsp; If you purge some of them can you still see that - somewhere?&nbsp; Or is it gone? &nbsp;</P><P>Thanks</P> Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:04:26 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vault-forum/purging-and-file-history/m-p/9257368#M21254 jshipley 2020-01-17T14:04:26Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vault-forum/purging-and-file-history/m-p/9258274#M21255 <P>Purging a version is more directly purging the history of the file and not just the physical file in the file store.</P> Fri, 17 Jan 2020 20:03:57 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vault-forum/purging-and-file-history/m-p/9258274#M21255 ihayesjr 2020-01-17T20:03:57Z