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# Database Engine Configuration - Filestream
  Use this page to enable FILESTREAM for this installation of [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)]. FILESTREAM integrates the [!INCLUDE[ssDEnoversion](../../includes/ssdenoversion-md.md)] with an NTFS file system by storing `varbinary(max)` binary large object (BLOB) data as files on the file system. [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)] statements can insert, update, query, search, and back up FILESTREAM data. Win32 file system interfaces provide streaming access to the data.  
  
## UIElement List  
 **Enable FILESTREAM for Transact-SQL access**  
 Select to enable FILESTREAM for [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)] access. This control must be checked before the other control options will be available.  
  
 **Enable FILESTREAM for file I/O streaming access**  
 Select to enable Win32 streaming access for FILESTREAM.  
  
 **Windows share name**  
 Use this control to enter the name of the Windows share in which the FILESTREAM data will be stored.  
  
 **Allow remote clients to have streaming access to FILESTREAM data**  
 Select this control to allow remote clients to access this FILESTREAM data on this server.  
  
## See Also  
 [Enable and Configure FILESTREAM](../../relational-databases/blob/enable-and-configure-filestream.md)   
 [sp_configure (Transact-SQL)](/sql/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-configure-transact-sql)