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Revision history and size of documents in Lucidchart

  • December 8, 2025
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When modifying a Lucidchart document, there appears to be an infinite history, which is great for roll-back and seeing previous versions.

So my question is, how long is the history and can it be truncated? (OK, that’s two questions)

I have several documents that are maintained by creating a duplicate page which is then modified and eventually becomes the new version of the page, after which the original page is deleted. Over time, the document will contain more deleted history than live data.

I am also curious to know how this is managed for templates. Does a template truncate all previous history, or is it retained and becomes part of any new documents created from the template?

Best answer by Becca G

@David Wilson thank you for posting in the community!

The revision history includes the full history of the document. 

Could you clarify what you mean by “truncated”?

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Becca G
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  • December 10, 2025

@David Wilson thank you for posting in the community!

The revision history includes the full history of the document. 

Could you clarify what you mean by “truncated”?


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Thanks ​@Becca G 

Does the history affect the performance of a document? 

In some document, most of the history is obsolete since the information is out of date and there is no requirement to go back and retrieve it.

I wanted to know if the history could be cleared to maintain the performance of the document?

Hope that clarifies.


Becca G
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  • December 12, 2025

Hi ​@David Wilson, no, history should not affect a document performance. Is there a document for which you’re experiencing performance issues for? I’d be happy to take a closer look!