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# :material-database: Libraries

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    This page is a work in progress and needs to be updated with additional information.

The library is how TagStudio represents your chosen directory, with every file inside being represented by a [file entry](entries.md). You can have as many or few libraries as you wish, since each libraries' data is stored within a `.TagStudio` folder at its root. From there the library save file itself is stored as `ts_library.sqlite`, with TagStudio versions 9.4 and below using a the legacy `ts_library.json` format.

Note that this means [tags](tags.md) you create only exist _per-library_. Global tags along with other library structure updates are planned for future releases on the [roadmap](roadmap.md#library).
