Glossary:Secondary storage

secondary storage - place where multimedia files of a collection are stored. For example, in very large collections, multimedia files can be stored on CD-ROM (secondary storage), while all the frequently accessed or modified files are stored on users hard disk (primary storage). When you first create your collection, the primary storage equals the secondary storage. By doing File : Tools : Semi-copy you can copy your collection to a new primary storage leaving the largest files in the old location (secondary storage). Secondary storage can be inspected or modified with Tools : Options : Access : Secondary storage