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File Manager

Overview​

File manager overview

The File Manager provides quick access to the backups on your server and allows you download, rename, replace currently hosted file with selected backup and delete them.

What's new?​

Version 3.2.0 has a few new features:

  • access to the FileMaker Server Documents Directory
  • access the FileMaker Server HTTP Documents root
  • The ability to upload files into the folders that it makes sense to do so, like the FileMaker Server Documents Directory and the HTTP Documents root.

Otto migration backups​

Before any migration begins, Otto will create a backup of the files involved in the migration. The files are contained in a folder named "mig_{{MigrationID}}".

Select a migration backup folder to rename or delete it. Either option will present a dialog that will allow you to cancel.

Migration backups

Select a file within any migration folder and you have the option to:

  • rename the file
  • download the file
  • rehost the file.

Caution confirmation prompt

danger

This is a big step and warns you that you are about to replace a production file.

FileMaker backups​

This panel has the same features available as Otto Migration Backups.

Otto Migration Backups

Saved files​

Otto's process of using a backup process to create a clone for a migration can sometimes time out for large source files. The Saved folder feature allows clones to be created prior and used by the migration process.

Otto logs​

Logs are stored in a folder called "logs" in the Otto Application folder.

Mac - '/Applications/Otto/logs'
Windows - 'C:\Program Files\Otto\logs'

Versions 1.6 and later​

There are four log files

  • otto-error.log -  Otto service writes errors to this file
  • otto-info.log -  Otto service writes other info to this file
  • stdout.log - should be empty, might contain some info that is not otherwise captured by the first two log files
  • stderror.log - should be empty, might contain some info that is not otherwise captured by the first two log files

Versions before 1.6​

There are three log files.

  • migration.log  - contains the details of the last migration
  • stderr.log -  Otto service writes errors to this file
  • stdout.log - Otto server writes non error information to the this file

Download the log files created by Otto. You may view them in the Log Viewer.

FMS Server Documents directory​

You can upload and download files from the FileMaker Server Documents Directory. The FileMaker Server Documents directory is a folder that is accisbile via FileMaker Scripts running on the FileMaker Server. FileMaker Server Documents Directory

FMS HTTP root directory​

You can upload and download files from the FileMaker Server Documents Directory. The FileMaker Server HTTP root directory is the root of the FileMaker Server HTTP server. You can host html and other types of files there, and they will publically accesible. FileMaker Server Documents Directory