try { Credentials creds = new SimpleCredentials( "admin" , "admin" .toCharArray()); Session session = repo.login(creds); String folderPath = "/uploads" ; VersionManager versionManager = session.getWorkspace().getVersionManager(); // create original node Node node = session.getNode(folderPath); Node originalNode = node.addNode( "originalNode" , NodeType.NT_FOLDER); originalNode.addMixin(NodeType.MIX_VERSIONABLE); originalNode.addMixin(NodeType.MIX_TITLE); System .out.println( "Original node added." ); session.save(); // update original node versionManager.checkout(originalNode.getPath()); originalNode.setProperty(Property.JCR_TITLE, "originalNode" ); session.save(); versionManager.checkin(originalNode.getPath()); System .out.println( "Original node updated." ); // copy original node session.getWorkspace().copy(originalNode.getPath(), "/uploads/copiedNode" ); System .out.println( "Node has been copied." ); // delete all versions VersionHistory history = versionManager.getVersionHistory(originalNode.getPath()); VersionIterator it = history.getAllVersions(); while (it.hasNext()) { Version version = it.nextVersion(); history.removeVersion(version.getName()); } System .out.println( "All versions of original node removed." ); // delete original node originalNode.remove(); System .out.println( "Original node removed." ); session.save(); session.logout(); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }