File Locations

This topic describes the locations where data and transitory data are stored when using InfoAsset Manager.

Databases

A database contains all the data for the project. The location of the various components of a database varies depending on which underlying database is being used:

Remote roots

The following additional files may be found in the Remote Root directories:

Remote Root	Files Stored in Remote Root
Remote Files Root	If GIS Layer files and hyperlinked files are stored in the Remote Files Root, Layer List and Hyperlink paths will be saved relative to the Remote File Root.

Local folders

Each database has a sub-directory of the local working folder containing transitory data. The name of the sub-directory is the Unique Database Identifier for the database. If using more than one database, there will be a sub-directory for each database.

The local working folder directory contains:

• Working copies of networks
• Other temporary working files

WDB files	These are local database files that each contain a network
Other files	Temporary files. Sometimes, these files are not cleared up properly. To clean up these temporary files you should use the facilities provided within InfoAsset Manager. See Local Folders.

Filenames

All the filenames follow the same pattern.

• The letters at the start of the filename identify the type of object in the file. The letters are:
• NET - network
• The number following the letters is the internal identifier for the object in the database. You can see this identifier when you right-click on an object in the Explorer Window and choose Properties from the popup menu. The identifier is shown in the ID field.
• The suffix will probably be one of those in the list above. If not, the file is a temporary file that has not been deleted.