The Spotfire library provides the ability to keep old versions of files in the library, so that you can easily revert to an older version of a file, if something goes wrong.

When your library contains large analysis files, for example, files with embedded data, or files that are updated often, you might want to manage the number of versions of an analysis that are saved.

There are plenty of opportunities to fine-tune your settings to make sure the size of your Spotfire library is kept on a reasonable level. See Deleting old versions of files in the library and Deleting library item versions using the command line for more information.

It is recommended to define a policy about how many versions to save, or over what time frame old versions should be kept. You can configure a scheduled job on the Spotfire Server to run that will remove library versions based on the specified policy. A scheduled job can be configured using an operating system scheduling program like Windows Task Scheduler or Linux cron.