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Doug Gannon [DG] wrote:
DG> I'm having trouble deciding whether to store attachments in a
DG> separate directory, or in the message base. I understand that if
DG> they are stored in a separate directory, that they will not be moved
DG> along with the message if it is ever moved to another account. But
DG> at the same time, I was told by a friend that if I get more than a
DG> few attachments, that I should "definitely" have attachments stored
DG> in a separate directory.
I've been storing attachments within message bodies for a long time
and I do get my fair share of attachments though I don't receive
large ones. I've been having no problems whatsoever doing this.
It offers you the advantage of being able to always have messages
associated with their attachments, no matter if you export the
messages, move them to another account etc. Whenever I wish to store
attachments elsewhere, I do so manually.
The only thing you need to be careful about is that if you receive
very large attachments, then your message bases can become very
large and TB! needs a lot of free space in which to manipulate these
message bases especially when compressing/purging them etc., about
twice the message base amount of free space I'm made to understand.
In such a case it may be wise to split the message bases into
archives.
Storing attachments within message bases or in a separate directory
both have their advantages. However, I doubt that safety is one of
them as long as you keep in mind your free space and your message
base size.
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