The present disclosure provides systems and methods for maintaining and
controlling different versions of electronic files in a distributed
server environment. As such, one embodiment, among others, accesses a
local file and compares the local file to a master file. The local file
has a local file identifier, which comprises a name portion and a version
number portion. The master file has a master file identifier, which
comprises a name portion and a version number portion. The name portion
of the master file identifier is substantially identical to the name
portion of the local file identifier.