File version history displays in the activity sidebar to the right of the file preview.
To open this sidebar and access any file’s version history, navigate to your Box All Files page and do any one of the following:
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Click the version number badge displayed to the right of the file's name. This badge is available only when multiple versions of the file exist.
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Click the name of the file. Box opens the file in Preview mode. Click the more actions ellipsis (…) and then select Version History.
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Click the file. In the top of the file's preview window, click the blue version number displayed to the left of the file's title.
When the list of file versions displays, each version has a separate listing. Click a version and Box displays a thumbnail image. If no thumbnail is available, Box displays the icon specific to the file type (e.g., the Word icon, the PhotoShop icon, and so on).
Each file version also displays with a more actions ellipsis (…). Click the ellipsis to display a menu of actions you can take. The range of actions you can take varies somewhat based on your permissions, but typically, you can:
- preview a prior version by clicking Preview.
- download a specific file version by clicking Download.
- promote an earlier version of the file to be the most current by clicking Make Current.
- delete a file version by clicking Delete.
Known issues
- Previews of non-current versions for most Excel file types are not supported.
- Previews of watermarked files are not supported.
- If your enterprise automatically deletes trash and has Version Limits set, then the version number on the latest file remains at the maximum version number allowed. You'll see the latest content in the file, but the version number remains unchanged. In this scenario, in order to identify the version you need, use both the file's version number along with the Updated Date.