Valid for Sitecore
5.3.2, 5.3.1
The Sitecore File Systems
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Assuming the distributive was expanded to C:\InetPub\ProjectName, this folder will contain the following subfolders:
| Directory: | Purpose: |
| Databases | Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server Express Edition database files. |
| Databases/MSSqlServer2000 | Microsoft SQL Server 2000 database backup files. |
| WebSite | Sitecore IIS document root. |
| WebSite/App_Config | General configuration files and subdirectories. |
| WebSite/App_Config/SqlServer | Microsoft SQL Server configuration files. |
| WebSite/bin | Sitecore, custom and third-party .NET assemblies, spell-check dictionaries and miscellaneous system files. |
| WebSite/indexes | Sitecore database indexes |
| WebSite/layouts | Default directory for new layouts and sublayouts created in |
| WebSite/sitecore | Sitecore user interfaces. |
| WebSite/sitecore modules | Used for Sitecore modules, third-party and custom code. |
| WebSite/sitecore/shell/Themes/Backgrounds | Sitecore Desktop background images. |
| WebSite/sitecore/shell/Themes/Standard | Royalty-free image library. |
| WebSite/temp | Sitecore temporary folder for internal purposes (for instance, when a file is uploaded to the Media Library, it is put to this folder before it is converted to media stream) |
| WebSite/upload | Default directory for media library (controlled by the /configuration/sitecore/sc.variable with the name attribute value mediaFolder). |
| WebSite/xsl | Default directory for new XSL renderings created in |
| Data | Default location for Sitecore license.xml, SQLite databases as well as additional supporting system files and subdirectories. |
| Data/audit | User activity audit logs. |
| Data/logs | System activity logs. |
| Data/packages | Sitecore packages folder |
| Data/viewstate | Default viewstate implementation. |
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