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Creating a database
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2. In the Storage tab, create, edit, or delete a base directory for the container fields in this
database.
You can set up subdirectories for individual container fields in Field Options.
3. Click OK.
Notes
• If you rename the database, you may need to change the database name in the base
directory. FileMaker
Pro does not automatically update the database name in the base
directory.
• If a base directory ends with a colon (:), the last part of the path is treated as a prefix for
filenames. For example, if the directory is
/invoices/inv_:, then all invoices will be
stored in the Invoices directory, and their filenames will have the
inv_ prefix.
• You cannot create, edit, or delete a base directory if the database is hosted on a different
computer.
Related topics
Creating file paths
Managing performance with thumbnails
To speed up the rendering of images in container fields, FileMaker Pro by default generates image
thumbnails and caches them in memory.
The container data can be embedded in the field or stored externally. FileMaker Pro encrypts
thumbnails that are in secure storage and that are embedded.
You must have full access privileges to set options for thumbnails.
To set thumbnail options:
1. With the database open, choose File menu > Manage > Containers.
2. Click the Thumbnails tab.
3. Select or deselect Generate and store thumbnails for images.
This option is selected by default. If you deselect the option, skip to step 5.
To Do this
Create a new base
directory
Click New. In the New Base Directory dialog box, type a path for
the base directory. A base directory can be an absolute path, a
path relative to the database location, or a network path. (You can
see examples of base directories at the bottom of the dialog box.)
A base directory cannot contain references to a parent folder (“/../
”).
Edit a base directory Select a base directory in the list, then click Edit. In the Edit Base
Directory dialog box, change the path shown for Base Directory.
Delete a base
directory
Select a base directory in the list, then click Delete.
Note You cannot delete a base directory if it contains data, is used
by a container field that stores data externally, or is the only base
directory in the list, or if any data transfers are pending.