Database and backup folder settings
The location of the default database folder is displayed on the Database Server > Folders tab. The full path for the default database folder is:
•Windows: [drive]:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\Data\Databases\
If FileMaker Server is installed in a non-default location, the beginning portion of the default path shown above, \Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server, is replaced with the path that was specified during installation. For example: \My_Path\Data\Databases\
•macOS: /Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Databases/
To specify folder settings, click the Database Server > Folders tab.
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Specify the path for any additional database folders for hosted database files. | |
Specify separate folders for container data if the database files in the additional folders use container fields that store objects externally. | |
Specify a default backup folder for the backup schedule for database files. | |
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Notes
•Although you can specify remote volumes for the additional database folders and the container folders, you can’t specify a backup folder on a remote volume for a scheduled backup or a progressive backup.
•If you specify a folder that is on a remote volume, make sure that the volume is mounted when you start FileMaker Server. The files on the remote volume will not open if the volume is not mounted.
•Windows: If FileMaker Server is installed on a system using ReFS, then all the folders can be ReFS folders, including the database folders, container folders, and backup folders.
Important FileMaker Server allows you to define a folder for scheduled backups and a folder for progressive backup files. To decide which backup types you want to use or to use both, see
Understanding backup options.
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