Question 1

What is file storage in an app?

Accepted Answer

Storage is where an app keeps whole files, like photos, videos and PDFs, while the database keeps a short note of where each file is.

Question 2

What is a real-life example of storage?

Accepted Answer

A restaurant keeps big items like wedding cakes in the walk-in fridge (storage) and writes "Cake for table 4: fridge, shelf 2" in the order book (database).

Question 3

You upload a profile photo. Where does the photo file itself go?

Accepted Answer

Whole files like photos go into storage. The database just keeps a note of where the photo is.

Question 4

What does the database usually keep about that photo?

Accepted Answer

The database keeps a link (the address of the file in storage), so the app can find and show the photo later.

Question 5

Does each item go in storage or in the database?

Accepted Answer

Files such as videos and PDFs go to storage. Short facts like names, emails and dates go in database rows.

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You upload a profile photo. Where does the photo file itself go?