How do I delete old Keynote presentation versions on MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1?


Keynote creates a new version of my presentation every time I hit "save". I'm aware of how to browse thru the old versions (screenshot).


My question: How do I get rid of some or all of these old versions ?


MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1

Keynote V 14.3

M4 Pro MacBook Pro



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Posted on Mar 13, 2025 5:05 AM

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Mar 13, 2025 11:55 AM in response to ProVjy

The previous versions are not stored within the Keynote presentation itself, so there's no savings to be had if you were hoping to reduce the size of your presentation documents.


They're actually stored within the Time Machine ecosystem, so in system snapshots and/or external Time Machine storage.


There's no mechanism that I'm aware of to selectively delete content from Time Machine backups (although, TBH, I've not tried). You can take a sledgehammer approach, though, and delete entire Time Machine snapshots if you're trying to erase history :)

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How do I delete old Keynote presentation versions on MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1?

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