folder-element-xmla.md

title	Folder Element (XMLA) | Microsoft Docs
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Folder Element (XMLA)

Contains a file system storage location to be updated for a Location element during a Restore or Synchronize command.

Syntax

  
<Folders>  
   ...  
   <Folder>  
      <Original>...</Original>  
      <New>...</New>  
   </Folder>  
   ...  
</Folders>  

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	None
Default value	None
Cardinality	0-n: Optional element that can occur more than once.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	Folders
Child elements	New, Original

Remarks

The Folder element, if specified, changes the storage locations of objects contained either by the backup file (for Restore commands) or the database on the source instance (for Synchronize commands) that match the value of the Original element to the value of the New element.

For more information about backing up and restoring objects, see Backing Up, Restoring, and Synchronizing Databases (XMLA).

See Also

StorageLocation Element (ASSL)
Properties (XMLA)