topic Re: why .shared and .meta folders will create after accessing the qvw from access point ? what it contains, use and how to see them? in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-shared-and-meta-folders-will-create-after-accessing-the-qvw/m-p/545757#M1266743 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>To start they have to be in the same folder as the QVW. There is nothing in them that you can edit.</P><P></P><P>Bill</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Jan 2014 15:18:28 GMT Bill_Britt 2014-01-03T15:18:28Z why .shared and .meta folders will create after accessing the qvw from access point ? what it contains, use and how to see them? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-shared-and-meta-folders-will-create-after-accessing-the-qvw/m-p/545753#M1266735 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>why .shared and .meta folders will create after accessing the qvw from access point ? what it contains, use and how to see them?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-shared-and-meta-folders-will-create-after-accessing-the-qvw/m-p/545753#M1266735 anil_y_86 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z Re: why .shared and .meta folders will create after accessing the qvw from access point ? what it contains, use and how to see them? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-shared-and-meta-folders-will-create-after-accessing-the-qvw/m-p/545754#M1266737 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P> from the server reference manual</P><P></P><P>META file that contains:</P><P>a.AccessPoint attributes</P><P>b.Pre-load options</P><P>c.Authorization (Document Metadata Service – that is, DMS – mode only)</P><P></P><P>Shared Files</P><P>There are multiple objects available for user collaboration and sharing through QlikView Server:</P><P>Bookmarks</P><P>Sheet objects, including charts</P><P>Reports</P><P>Annotations</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 02 Jan 2014 14:44:25 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-shared-and-meta-folders-will-create-after-accessing-the-qvw/m-p/545754#M1266737 bbi_mba_76 2014-01-02T14:44:25Z Re: why .shared and .meta folders will create after accessing the qvw from access point ? what it contains, use and how to see them? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-shared-and-meta-folders-will-create-after-accessing-the-qvw/m-p/545755#M1266740 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi BBI_MBA_76,</P><P></P><P>I have an issue with those files, too: I never yet needed the information that is saved in those files - what I'd like to do is to have those files generated/ saved in a different directory, not the default directory where the qvw_files are saved - that would make it all a bit tidier...</P><P>Do you happen to know where the directory for those files can be edited?</P><P></P><P>Thanks a lot!</P><P>Best regards,</P><P></P><P>DataNibbler</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 02 Jan 2014 15:05:04 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-shared-and-meta-folders-will-create-after-accessing-the-qvw/m-p/545755#M1266740 datanibbler 2014-01-02T15:05:04Z Re: why .shared and .meta folders will create after accessing the qvw from access point ? what it contains, use and how to see them? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-shared-and-meta-folders-will-create-after-accessing-the-qvw/m-p/545756#M1266741 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P> I don't know if it is possible to change those settings..but why you want to move them?</P><P>Maybe you could unmark the 'Allow Creation of Server Objects' option in the management console (documents &gt; user doc &gt; server &gt; server objects)</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 02 Jan 2014 15:33:14 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-shared-and-meta-folders-will-create-after-accessing-the-qvw/m-p/545756#M1266741 bbi_mba_76 2014-01-02T15:33:14Z Re: why .shared and .meta folders will create after accessing the qvw from access point ? what it contains, use and how to see them? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-shared-and-meta-folders-will-create-after-accessing-the-qvw/m-p/545757#M1266743 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>To start they have to be in the same folder as the QVW. There is nothing in them that you can edit.</P><P></P><P>Bill</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Jan 2014 15:18:28 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-shared-and-meta-folders-will-create-after-accessing-the-qvw/m-p/545757#M1266743 Bill_Britt 2014-01-03T15:18:28Z