- Below the Version Control node, click Background. The Background dialog box opens.
- To have WebStorm handle history cache handling in the background, select the Enable background processes
- Set the cache scope. Depending on the version control system you are using, do one of the following:
- Specify the maximum number of changelists to be stored in the cache.
- Specify the maximum number of days for a changelist to be stored in the cache.
- Specify whether and how often (in minutes) you want your version control system to refresh the cache.

