The content in a blob store is stored directly in the repository rather than on the host file system of the server. The content in a blob store is stored in rows in an RDBMS table. The content stored in a blob store must be less than or equal to 64 KB.

Content stored in a blob store is ASCII or arbitrary sequences of 8-bit characters. This is designated when creating the blob store. To allow arbitrary sequences of 8-bit characters, you can store ASCII in the store, but if you decide on ASCII, you cannot store 8-bit characters.

You cannot define a blob storage area as the underlying area for a linked store or as a component of a distributed storage area. That is, blob storage cannot be accessed through a linked store storage area or through a distributed storage area.

For information about creating, viewing, or modifying blob stores, refer to Creating, viewing, or modifying blob stores.