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 ### Versions
 
-When rclone uploads a new version of a file it creates a [new version
+The default setting of B2 is to keep old versions of files. This means
+when rclone uploads a new version of a file it creates a [new version
 of it](https://www.backblaze.com/docs/cloud-storage-file-versions).
 Likewise when you delete a file, the old version will be marked hidden
-and still be available.  Conversely, you may opt in to a "hard delete"
-of files with the `--b2-hard-delete` flag which would permanently remove
-the file instead of hiding it.
+and still be available.
+
+Whether B2 keeps old versions of files or not can be adjusted on a per
+bucket basis using the "Lifecycle settings" on the B2 control panel or
+when creating the bucket using the [--b2-lifecycle](#b2-lifecycle)
+flag or after creation using the [rclone backend lifecycle](#lifecycle)
+command.
+
+You may opt in to a "hard delete" of files with the `--b2-hard-delete`
+flag which permanently removes files on deletion instead of hiding
+them.
 
 Old versions of files, where available, are visible using the 
 `--b2-versions` flag.