Settings - Object versioning

You can access these settings in the Settings application under the Versioning & Synchronization -> Object versioning category.

General
Enable object versioning	Globally enables or disables object versioning. This option is enabled by default. If disabled, no versions are created when objects are modified.
Delete objects to recycle bin	Determines which objects the system stores in the recycle bin when they are deleted. No – no objects are moved to recycle bin when deleted, i.e. they are deleted permanently. Versioned objects only – only objects that support versioning and have versioning enabled are moved to the recycle bin when deleted. You can select the objects in the Use object versioning for section of the settings below. All objects – all objects that support staging synchronization are moved to the recycle bin when deleted. Note: Storing very large media files in the recycle bin consumes a significant amount of memory and space in the database. If your system contains such files, we recommend selecting the Versioned objects only option and keeping versioning disabled for Media files.
Team development
Use check-in/check-out for objects	Indicates if object locking (check-in/check-out) should be used for virtual objects. See Preparing your environment for team development.
Keep new objects checked out	Indicates if new objects are automatically checked out upon creation.
Version history
Version history length (minor versions)	Indicates how many minor versions of a single object the system stores in the version history. If the number of versions exceeds this value, the oldest version is deleted. If set to 0, the minor version history length is unlimited. Note: If you set the value to a lower number, the system automatically clears the current version history for all objects according to the new limit.
Version history length (major versions)	Indicates how many major versions of a single object the system stores in the version history. If the number of major versions exceeds this value, the oldest version is deleted. If set to 0, major versions history length is unlimited. Note: If you set the value to a lower number, the system automatically clears the current version history for all objects according to the new limit.
Save to last version if younger than (minutes)	If an object is edited and saved within this number of minutes since it was last saved, changes made to it are saved to the last version. If it is saved after more minutes since it was last saved, a new version is created. If set to 0, a new version is created whenever you save an edited object.
Promote to major version if older than (hours)	If an object is edited and saved after this number of hours since it was last saved, a new major version is created. If it is saved earlier, a new minor version is created or the changes are saved to the latest version (depending on the setting above). If set to 0, major versions are never created automatically.
Use object versioning for
Alternative forms	Indicates if versioning of page type, on-line form and custom table alternative forms is allowed.
Automation processes	Indicates if versioning of marketing automation process objects is allowed.
Custom table definitions	Indicates if versioning of custom table definitions is allowed.
Page type definitions	Indicates if versioning of page type definitions is allowed.
Email templates	Indicates if versioning of email templates is allowed.
Form definitions	Indicates if versioning of on-line form definitions is allowed (in the Forms application).
Media files	Indicates if versioning of media library files is allowed. Note: Versioning of very large media files may consume an extensive amount of database space and memory. This option is disabled by default.
Media files versioned extensions	Extensions of versioned media files. Only media files with extensions enumerated here will be versioned.
Marketing emails	Indicates if versioning of marketing emails is allowed.
Marketing email templates	Indicates if versioning of marketing email templates is allowed.
Email widgets	Indicates if versioning of email widgets is allowed.
Page layouts	Indicates if versioning of page layouts is allowed.
Page templates	Indicates if versioning of page templates for the administration interface is allowed.
Queries	Indicates if versioning of page type and custom table queries is allowed. Only custom queries are versioned – system queries are not versioned because they are re-generated by the system automatically when their parent object is modified.
Report graphs	Indicates if versioning of report graphs is allowed.
Report tables	Indicates if versioning of report tables is allowed.
Report values	Indicates if versioning of report values is allowed.
Report definitions	Indicates if versioning of report definitions is allowed.
Transformations	Indicates if versioning of transformations is allowed.
UI element	Indicates if versioning of UI elements is allowed.
Web part layouts	Indicates if versioning of web part layouts is allowed.
Workflows	Indicates if versioning of workflow objects is allowed.