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Directory structures

Because of the way HCP stores objects, the directories you create and the way you store objects in them can have an impact on performance. Here are some guidelines for creating effective directory structures:

Plan the directory structure for a container before storing objects in the container. Make sure all users of the container are aware of these plans.

Avoid structures that result in a single directory getting a large amount of traffic in a short time. For example, if you ingest objects rapidly, use a structure that does not store objects by date and time.

If you do store objects by date and time, consider the number of objects ingested during a given period of time when planning the directory structure. For example, if you ingest several hundred objects per second, you might use a directory structure such as year/month/day/hour/minute/second. If you ingest only a few directories per second, a less fine-grained structure would be better.

Follow these guidelines on the size of the directory structure:

oTry to balance the width and depth of the directory structure.

oDo not create directory structures that are more than 20 levels deep. Instead, create flatter directory structures.

oAvoid placing a large number of objects (greater than 100,000) in a single directory. Instead, create multiple directories and evenly distribute the objects among them.

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