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Storage: Directory Structure

RavenDB Data

RavenDB keeps all data in a location specified in DataDir setting. The structure of RavenDB data directories are as follows:

  • {DataDir}
    • Databases
      • <database-name>
        • Confguration
          • Journals
          • Temp
        • Indexes
          • <index-name>
            • Journals
            • Temp
          • ...more indexes...
        • Journals
        • Temp
      • ...more databases...
    • System
      • Journals
      • Temp

The main directory has a Databases folder, which contains subdirectories per each database, and a System folder where server-wide data are stored (e.g. database records, cluster data).

The database is composed of such data items as documents, indexes, and configuration. Each of them is a separate Voron storage environment. The data is persisted in a Raven.voron file and .journal files which are located in the Journals directory. In addition, temporary files are put into the Temp folder.