Attachment Locations in Sage 100 Contractor

Sage 100 Contractor SQL

On the server machine, Sage 100 Contractor saves attachments by default to:
[Drive]:\Sage100Con\Company[CompanyName]\Files\Attachments

Inside the Attachments folder, the program creates subfolders for each module containing attachments—such as Vendors, AP invoices, Jobs, and AR invoices.

Sage 100 Contractor Version 19.8 and Earlier

The default attachment location is:
[Drive]:\MB7\[CompanyName]\Attachments.

Important notes about attachment behavior

• If you check "Protect this file from being changed" when adding an attachment, the file copies to the company’s database folder. Otherwise, it keeps it in the default location.

• If you rename the file or move it after saving it, you’ll receive an error: File Not Found when viewing attachments.

Checking folder size

1. Go to the folder location on the server.
2. Right-click the Attachments folder.
3. Click Properties to view the folder size.

Handling large files

There’s no fixed size limit for attachments. The folder size depends on the number of attachments and their sizes.

1. Open Windows Explorer and go to the folder (for example, the Files or Attachments folder).
2. Use the search bar in the top-right corner:
   • Type size:>19MB to find files larger than 19MB.
   • Type size:>100MB to find files larger than 100MB.

You’ll see the file name and location in the search results.

 TIP: You can reduce the size of the attachments folder in two ways. First, remove files directly through the program in the same way you added them. Second, you can archive a fiscal year. Archiving will move all attachments for that year out of the folder.