Managing Old Versions Folder

[Pete_Beau_Magna]

I have eight years of design work and have always saved all (-1 setting) old versions of files. Yes, I am rethinking that decision now. Our IT guys have asked us to purge files not needed to loosen-up some server space. I would like to keep the latest three files in all of the old versions folders. We back up frequently; however, requesting a file to be restored can be a lengthy process.

I am one-man-band here so not using vault. Also have not used/ changed the status tab information in files. Is there a productive way of doing this? Add-on software?

Thank you for the help.

[Cadmanto · Accepted solution]

Pete,

Yes, Vault.  If you have Inventor Pro, a basic version of Vault comes with it.  I am a single user in my company as well and I am using Vault.  I have it set up to backup three times per week to the network.  All of the previous files "Old versions" are kept within the Vault so I can just delete the ones on the local.

Easy peesey.

Windows 10 x64 -16GB Ram
Intel i7-6700 @ 3.41ghz
nVidia GTS 250 - 1 GB
Inventor Pro 2018

[Frederick_Law]

I set mine to 5.

I'll say you can delete all OldVersions.

I only need the files when I'm working on the files.

Once saved and closed, I haven't found them useful.

And I don't backup OldVersions folders.  I set my backup to exclude them.