XF 1.4 vbulletin migrate - attachments in database or folder

[Mr Lucky]

If I migrate a forum from vbulletin (3) do I need to first move the attachments which are currently in the database, into a folder?

Thanks.

 

[Mike]

No, from the DB is actually simpler (in terms of initial config).

 

[Mr Lucky]

No, from the DB is actually simpler (in terms of initial config).

Thanks.

So does xenforo allow attachments in the database or does the migration moved them into the attachments directory?

 

[Mike]

The original attachments are never used after they're imported. They're copied to the correct location for XF.

 

[Mr Lucky]

The original attachments are never used after they're imported. They're copied to the correct location for XF.

And if copied , as opposed to moved, are they then still in the database wasting space?

 

[Paul B]

XenForo only stores avatars and attachments in the file system.

Wherever they currently are in your VB installation, they will remain after the import.

 

[popowich]

It would have been nice if XenForo added the option during migrations to insert as full images instead of thumbnails.

That's one of the few things I'm constantly fixing as I see them, along with the double spaces above bullet lists and converting those to single line spacing between the lists and regular text.

Related FYI while you're thinking about it.

 

[viper357]

XenForo only stores avatars and attachments in the file system.

Wherever they currently are in your VB installation, they will remain after the import.

@Brogan, Just to clarify, if I import attachments (stored in File system) from vb3, will all the attachments be moved/copied into a different folder in XF, so that I can then delete the vb attachments folder and it's contents?

 

[Chris D]

That's correct.