Deprecated metadata storage on the file system

Metadata stored on the local file system is deprecated as of SDL Tridion 2011 SP1 in favor of storage of metadata in the database. Storing metadata in a database requires database licences.

Specifically, the types of metadata impacted are:

  • BinaryMeta
  • BinaryVariant
  • ComponentMeta
  • ComponentPresentationMeta
  • ItemMeta
  • LinkInfo
  • PageMeta
  • Reference
  • Schema