•Before you can upload files, you must have the account name and password for the server administrator or for a group administrator that has the privilege to perform these actions on databases. See FileMaker Server administrator group privileges.

•If you are the server administrator, you can upload a database to any folder for which you have permissions. If you are a group administrator, you can upload a database to your group folder.

•You can upload encrypted database files; however, FileMaker Server can’t open encrypted databases automatically after they are uploaded. After an encrypted file is uploaded, it must be opened by a server administrator or a group administrator that has the privilege to perform those actions on databases.

•When the uploaded database is opened, FileMaker Server checks whether the file has some form of sharing enabled. If no sharing is enabled, FileMaker Server automatically enables sharing via FileMaker Network (extended privilege fmapp) for the Full Access privilege set. If you enable only the fmwebdirect extended privilege for sharing via FileMaker WebDirect and don’t enable fmapp, then users can’t access the file with FileMaker Pro.

•If your FileMaker Server installation has the Host password-protected databases only setting enabled, then the database files you are uploading may not have a Guest account using the Full Access privilege set, a Full Access account with an empty password, or a Full Access account with the password stored in the database using the File Options dialog box Log in using option. Database files with these types of accounts are insecure and FileMaker Pro will not let you upload them when this setting is enabled.