Previous Version Settings in FireVault
This tutorial will show you how to configure Previous Version settings in the FireVault software.FireVault has the ability to custom configure previous file versions which is also known as Retention Policy. By setting this up you are keeping multiple versions of files for a period of time that is specified within the software configuration. This way if data was removed from a file at a previous date you can backtrack to a previous version of the file and restore the lost data.
1. Open FireVault configuration screen.
2. Select "Previous Versions" on the left column under the online disk that you want to configure.
3. From here are are a few options. It is recommended that you use the default settings as displayed in the image above.
4. Make sure that the box next to "Remove previous versions after" is check and select the amount of time in days that you would like to keep previous versions of files for.
5. Click "OK" and you are finished.
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10th of June, 2009
