Adding a Folder
A folder represents a file storage location. All folders must belong to a vault.
To add a new folder from the Vault Configuration window:
1. Click
or click > > to open the
New Folder window.
2. In the Name field, enter a folder name. The folder name must be unique. The name should contain only letters, numbers, hyphen, and underscores.
3. Select a vault from the Vault list.
If the folder is associated with a vault that has automatic folder creation enabled, then a folder of type root folder is created.
| Vaults with automatic folder creation enabled must have a root folder. When the system creates folders automatically, it places them under the root folder. Automatic folder creation is helpful if you have set a maximum number of files per folder. When the maximum number of files is reached, the system creates a new folder under the root folder. Automatic folder creation is enabled by default. You can enable or disable this option when you add a new vault. You cannot change this option after the vault has been created. |
You can create multiple root folders. Multiple root folders are needed when the entire disk space under a root folder becomes full. The system decides which root folder to use based on root folder sequences.
4. Select or clear the Read Only and Enabled checkboxes:
◦ If you select the Read Only checkbox, this folder is not available to store files when they are uploaded. When the disk storage area (represented by a folder) becomes full, the folder is automatically designated as read-only.
◦ Select the
Enabled checkbox to make the folder to store content files. Before a folder can be enabled, it must be associated with a host (that is, it must be
mounted. After a folder is mounted, the
Enabled checkbox becomes available.
| All folders must be mounted to all defined hosts for a site. Otherwise, a method server running on a host without a mount will be unable to access content files. |
5. Click OK.
