How does Sharepoint save documents?

Question

Hi,
I want to know how SharePoint saves files from the point you hit the save button on a e.g excel document?
Does SharePoint save the file directly to its database on the cloud or does it save the file locally on the PC first before and uploads it?
Thank You in advance.
Regards Vukani Khumalo

Answer 1

Hi Vukani,
Files are uploaded from your local system to SharePoint Content database using SharePoint API.
if you are referring to Office web apps, and working within the browser then the file is not downloaded to your PC first.
You can use Rest / CSOM/ Server side API's to upload document and use these links to understand how it works -
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/uksharepoint/archive/2013/04/20/uploading-files-using-the-rest-api-and-client-side-techniques.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn292553(v=office.15).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn450841(v=office.15).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dn198245.aspx
and there is a new concept called shredded storage -
http://blogs.technet.com/b/wbaer/archive/2012/11/12/introduction-to-shredded-storage-in-sharepoint-2013.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/wbaer/archive/2013/09/17/overview-of-shredded-storage-in-sharepoint-2013.aspx
Hope this helps!
Ram - SharePoint Architect
Blog - SharePointDeveloper.in
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