# HG changeset patch # User Sebastien Jodogne # Date 1588654698 -7200 # Node ID 0d02abd26842c0750a51ef442690bbb228698e91 # Parent f97e9c9bb1732778ffa3c0d0f068e3b5cacd1586 note diff -r f97e9c9bb173 -r 0d02abd26842 Sphinx/source/faq/orthanc-storage.rst --- a/Sphinx/source/faq/orthanc-storage.rst Sat May 02 10:59:40 2020 +0200 +++ b/Sphinx/source/faq/orthanc-storage.rst Tue May 05 06:58:18 2020 +0200 @@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ ------------- Directly accessing the content of the ``OrthancStorage`` folder and -the content of the SQLite database is strongly discouraged for several -reasons: +the content of the SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL database is strongly +discouraged for several reasons: -* This internal organization is only true when no database plugin is - used (e.g. the :ref:`PostgreSQL ` and :ref:`MySQL - ` plugins can be configured to store the attachments inside a - database). +* The internal organization outlined above is only true when no + database plugin is used (e.g. the :ref:`PostgreSQL ` and + :ref:`MySQL ` plugins can be configured to store the + attachments inside a database). * Orthanc can be configured to compress the attachments before writing them on the disk (cf. the ``StorageCompression`` option). * By directly reading the content of ``OrthancStorage``, you bypass @@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ receives the ``SQLITE_BUSY`` status. As a consequence, it is **HIGHLY recommended NOT to directly access** -the ``OrthancStorage`` folder and the SQLite database. Use the -:ref:`REST API ` instead, which contains primitives to access -the attachments (cf. the ``.../attachments/...`` URIs). +the ``OrthancStorage`` folder and the SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL +database. Use the :ref:`REST API ` instead, which contains +primitives to access the attachments (cf. the ``.../attachments/...`` +URIs). The only exception to this rule is for **read-only access when Orthanc is stopped**, e.g. as a part of a :ref:`backup ` or