topic Does the size of the database grow when I copy a file? in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/does-the-size-of-the-database-grow-when-i-copy-a-file/m-p/270748#M223878 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello everyone,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I was wondering about the behavior of the Alfresco repository when I copy a file from a folder of a site to a folder of an other site. Does the </SPAN><EM>copy</EM><SPAN> function duplicate the file or does it just create a shortcut? </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The problem I am trying to solve is this: I have a site which serves as a "library", which includes many legacy files. All the users can access the Document Library of this site and copy files to other sites (projects) as required. Will this lead to my database becoming very large eventually?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:02:08 GMT vassilisx 2012-10-11T09:02:08Z Does the size of the database grow when I copy a file? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/does-the-size-of-the-database-grow-when-i-copy-a-file/m-p/270748#M223878 Hello everyone,I was wondering about the behavior of the Alfresco repository when I copy a file from a folder of a site to a folder of an other site. Does the copy function duplicate the file or does it just create a shortcut? The problem I am trying to solve is this: I have a site which serves as a Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:02:08 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/does-the-size-of-the-database-grow-when-i-copy-a-file/m-p/270748#M223878 vassilisx 2012-10-11T09:02:08Z Re: Does the size of the database grow when I copy a file? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/does-the-size-of-the-database-grow-when-i-copy-a-file/m-p/270749#M223879 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>The database will grow by a tiny amount.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Your content store will not be affected.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:04:10 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/does-the-size-of-the-database-grow-when-i-copy-a-file/m-p/270749#M223879 mrogers 2012-10-11T09:04:10Z Re: Does the size of the database grow when I copy a file? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/does-the-size-of-the-database-grow-when-i-copy-a-file/m-p/270750#M223880 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>So just to be clear… You are saying that a copied document is simply linked to and the file is not duplicated on the server. I have the same scenario as OP, but so far when I've tested this, it appears like the document that I copied is completely duplicated.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:02:18 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/does-the-size-of-the-database-grow-when-i-copy-a-file/m-p/270750#M223880 ttspwhite 2013-01-11T18:02:18Z