---
title: "Versioning: Enabling/Disabling in WCN"
slug: "versioning-enablingdisabling"
description: "Configure versioning to store and retrieve a specific version of a replicated or modified file. Versioning preserves file modifications on the source by keeping the modified versions as a separate file on the bucket. "
updated: 2026-04-15T18:15:50Z
published: 2026-04-15T18:15:50Z
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wasabi.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Versioning: Enabling/Disabling in WCN

When versioning is enabled on the bucket, WCN will not overwrite the replica on the bucket. Each copy of the file is kept as a separate version when the following conditions are met:

- A replicated file is modified on the source.
- The replicated file is queued for replication again.

> Any modifications made to versioning and compliance settings sync between the WCN software and the WCN storage account (Wasabi Console). To ensure that updates take effect in the WCN software, users are required to refresh the WCN software by clicking **Refresh all**following any modifications made in the Wasabi Console.

Once you enable versioning, you can retrieve a specific, replicated file version from the bucket or restore the contents of a whole folder to the latest submitted version of all files in the folder by a specific time. For more information on working with versions, refer to [Managing File and Folder Versions](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/managing-file-and-folder-versions).

To enable/disable versioning in a bucket:

1. Under the selected source, click **Bucket Settings**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/click%20bucket%20settings.png)
2. Click the toggle to enable versioning:![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/configuring-bucket-settings-image-u3nd6uh5.png)

> When versioning is enabled, the WCN service runs the versioning policy on the mapped source(s) hourly.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/click%20toggle%20for%20versioning.png)

Optionally, you can disable versioning in the bucket. If you disable versioning after it has already been enabled, all versions of a specific replicated file will be kept on the bucket, and you can only retrieve them directly from the bucket. Additionally, any modifications of a file on the source will overwrite only the latest version of the file on the bucket and you will be able to retrieve only this version using WCN. Before disabling versioning, be sure that:

- All already saved versions of a file are kept on the bucket, but you can retrieve a specific version only by Console or a different app using the version-id.
- WCN only enables you to retrieve the latest version of a replicated file.
- Any modifications of a file on the source overwrites only the latest version of the file on the bucket.

To limit the number of versions kept on the bucket, add and configure a versioning policy. To do so, refer to [Configuring a Global Versioning Policy](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/configuring-versioning#configuring-a-global-versioning-policy).

Click the toggle to disable versioning: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/disable toggle(1).png)

## Enabling/Disabling Versioning During Replication

1. Click **Global Settings**.
2. Click the checkbox to **Keep replica versions**.
3. A message will request that you verify that versioning is enabled on the buckets. Click **Confirm**.
4. Click **Apply**.

> When applying changes to settings and policies in the WCN client, a red exclamation mark indicates that changes have been applied but not saved. When making changes on one screen, click **Apply** to save the changes. If you have unsaved changes on more than one screen, click **Apply All**.
5. A message will notify you that WCN must restart to apply the changes. Click **Yes**.
6. A message will confirm that WCN successfully restarted. Click **OK**.
7. Optionally, uncheck **Keep replica versions**.
8. Click **Apply**.
9. A message will notify you that WCN must restart to apply the changes. Click **Yes**.
10. A message will confirm that WCN successfully restarted. Click **OK**.