File storage: filesystem vs database

Posted by gauntt@upenn.edu on 20-Mar-2020 18:33

I have an app where I went in and set each content type to save in the database. There filesystem type set up, but I am not using it anywhere. When I try to delete the filesystem item, it says I can't because it is being used somewhere. I do see a couple of files in the actual App_Data folder. I checked every content type. I am not using filesystem anymore.

How do I find out what service is still saving tot he file system??

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Posted by Ryan Kanawyer on 20-Mar-2020 21:18

As far as I know, filesystem can be used for content > images, content > documents, content > videos, administration > user files.

The annoying part is that it is supposed to be folder based but if you have something at filesystem and swap it to database you could have some problems which some files stay on the filesystem side.

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