The value of @DefaultAssetStorageLocation determines where assets are
stored in the file system; whereas, the value of
@FolderSwitchingLimit determines how many files are written to a
single folder before a new folder is created. You can change the location of where
assets are stored and customize how many files are written to a single subfolder
before a new subfolder is created at the default location. The
@FolderSwitchingLimit value can affect performance. Lower
numbers speed enumeration, while larger numbers reduce the folder count.
To configure asset storage settings:
- Navigate to [Site_Root].
- Open Cartella.config in a text editor.
- Within
<AssetSettings>, locate the
<add> elements with the @name value
of DefaultAssetStorageLocation and the @name value of
FolderSwitchingLimit.<AssetSettings>
<!--Switch folder when the files within folder reaches this number-->
<add name="FolderSwitchingLimit" value="100"/>
<add name="DefaultAssetStorageLocation" value="[Drive]\[Site_Root]\App_Data\Assets"/>
</AssetSettings>
- Optional: If you would like to change the location of where assets are stored, provide
the path to the new location in the
@value field in the
<add> element, where the @name value
is DefaultAssetStorageLocation. - Optional: If you would like to change the number of assets that are stored in a folder
before Cartella makes a new folder, adjust the current number in the
@value field in the <add> element,
where the @name value is FolderSwitchingLimit. The
default value is 100.Note
Because each asset is assigned a unique identifier as it is created, having fewer
items per folder means that new identifiers can be created faster.
- Save Cartella.config.
Next Steps: Recycle the Cartella site application pool in IIS in order for your changes to take
effect, immediately.
