Backing folders

The backing folder (on disk) for a folder can be auto-managed (the default) or user-managed:

Auto-managed backing folders are placed in a special area managed by Switch, i.e. "the application data root" (see Switch preferences: Application data).

Note: External processes (not under control of Switch) and users should not refer to auto-managed folders since they can change name and/or location under the control of Switch!
User-managed folders are placed in a location selected by the user.

To create a folder element in Switch

Do one of the following:
- To create an auto-managed folder, drag the folder icon from the Elements pane onto the canvas.
  If you check the Path in the Folder properties, you will see that the value "auto-managed" is filled in automatically.
- To create a user-managed folder, drag a folder from your system onto the canvas.
  If you check the Path in the Folder properties, you will see that the path to the folder is filled in automatically.
To convert a folder from auto-managed to user-managed as required, do one of the following:
1. Choose a folder path for the folder's Path property
2. Drag a folder from the Folders pane onto the folder in the canvas.
3. Drag a folder from any location onto the folder in the canvas.
To convert a folder from user-managed to auto-managed, choose auto-managed for the folder's Path property.