Database and backup folder settings > Setting up the container data folders
 
Setting up the container data folders
By default, the container data in the separate folders is not backed up with the databases; however, you can select an option to include the separate container folders in backups.
To specify the container data folders:
1. Select Enable container data folder 1.
2. For path, enter the full path with the location of the folder. The maximum length of the path is 255 characters.
Windows: The path must start with filewin:/ and end with a slash (/).
For example, filewin:/driveLetter:/folderName/
macOS: The path must start with filemac:/ and end with a slash (/).
For example, filemac:/volumeName/folderName/
The container field objects for each database need to be in a folder identified by that database’s name:
RC_Data_FMS\<database_name>\Files\<database_name>\<table_name>
\<container_field_name>
See Uploading database files manually.
3. Select Back up container data folder 1 to have the container folder backed up during scheduled backups. See Understanding backup options.
4. To specify a folder for a second additional database folder, repeat the steps above for folder 2.
Important  Selecting Back up container data folder 1 and Back up container data folder 2 settings can impact database performance. In addition, if you specify a container folder that is located on a network, it can impact the network’s performance.
5. Click Validate to ensure that the paths you entered are correct.
Notes
A container folder cannot be a parent or a subfolder of the default database folder, the backup folder, the progressive backup folder, or the Scripts folder.
After you upload databases to an additional database folder and open the databases, you can’t clear the Enable container data folder 1 and Enable container data folder 2 checkbox or change that additional database folder path. To stop using that additional database folder, you must first close all the databases in the folder, then clear the checkboxes.
If you change the container folder, you must manually move the data in the old folder to the new folder. After doing this, enter the new path.
If you enable an additional database folder and select that additional database folder as the group folder for an administrator group, you cannot clear the checkbox for that additional database folder. To stop using that additional database folder, you must first change the group folder for the administrator group. See Managing administrator groups.