A method for version recording and tracking. First, a file is stored into a data directory. Thereafter, the checksum of the file is calculated. Then, the version information, the filename, the size, and the checksum of the file are stored into the data directory. When a file needs to track its version information, the checksum of the file is calculated. Then, a data directory is searched to obtain the version information according to the checksum, the filename, and the size of the file.