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title: "Document Module Settings"
slug: "document-module-settings"
tags: ["file storage", "System Settings", "documents"]
updated: 2024-08-08T18:29:33Z
published: 2024-08-08T18:29:33Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Document Module Settings

## Overview

The **Document Module**System Settings configures how the instance handles document interaction and storage. These settings determine where documents are stored, number of versions of a document stored, and allows warnings to be set for when file space runs low.

v8.13 ChangeAs of v8.13 changing the Store In setting from Database to File System will cause a system validation message. It is not recommended to change this setting in any version.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-08-08_14h27_51.png)

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## Configuration![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-08-08_14h29_09.png)

| Setting Name | Default Value | Function |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Audit Document Interaction** | False | Toggles auditing of document interaction. |
| **Max Versions To Keep** | 10 | Number of different versions that will be saved for a particular document. |
| **Store In** | Database | Allows selection of where the instance stores documents. This effects any new documents after this change and does not move already stored documents between locations. The default setting is Database. **It is recommended to leave this set to Database.** |
|  | **Database** | -- | Stores documents in the instance's database. For most use cases, this will more than suffice and it is the preferred setting for instances supporting multiple users and/or clustered instances. |
|  | **FileSystem** | -- | **FileSystem is not recommended for use at this time.** |
|  |  | **Base Directory** | ./Documents | Prompts for the file path to store documents. |
| **Warn When Total Document Repository Size Reaches** | False | Toggles if a warning appears when the repository reaches a certain storage size. |
|  | **Warn When Total Document Repository Size Reaches (MB)** | 0 | The storage size threshold for when a warning is sent. |
| **Dont Allow Documents When Total Document Size Reaches** | False | Toggles if the storage location still accepts additional documents after a certain storage size is reached. |
|  | **Dont Allow Documents When Total Document Size Reaches (MB)** | 0 | The storage size threshold that when exceeded prevents documents from storing. |
| **Cache Documents For URL Access** | True | Toggles ability to view documents via URL. |

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