Knowledge Discovery 26.1
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# View from an Extracted Files Directory

Another simple method for retrieving files for viewing is to keep a copy of the files that all your connectors extract, in a single shared location.

View from an extracted files directory

Advantages:

- This method is simple, and requires few components.

- View can then access and convert all documents, including embedded files and subfiles.

- View server features such as caching, viewing embedded images, and highlighting work as expected.

Disadvantages:

- You must keep a copy of all documents on disk.

  TIP: You can reduce the storage space required by storing only subfiles and embedded data for file system repositories.

## Configuration

This method has the following setup requirements:

- You must configure connectors to keep extracted files in a permanent extracted directory.

- In the index, the document `DREREFERENCE` must contain a value that points to the extracted directory.

- In View server, you must configure `ViewLocalDirectoriesCSVs` to allow it to access the extracted directory.

- View must run as a user with read access to the extracted directory.

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Product: Knowledge Discovery 26.1

Topic Title: View from an Extracted Files Directory