Realm Files - Flutter SDK
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A realm is the core data structure used to organize data in Realm. A realm is a collection of the objects that you use in your application, called Realm objects, as well as additional metadata that describe the objects. To learn how to define a Realm object, see Define a Realm Object Schema.
When you open a realm, you can include configuration that specifies additional details about how to configure the realm file. This includes things like:
Pass a file path or in-memory identifier to customize how the realm is stored on device
Provide a logged-in user and Sync details to use Sync with the realm
Specify the realm use only a subset of your app's classes
Whether and when to compact a realm to reduce its file size
Pass an encryption key to encrypt a realm
Provide a schema version or migration block when making schema changes
Realm Files
Realm stores a binary encoded version of every object and type in a
realm in a single .realm file. The file is located at a specific
path that you can define when you open the realm.
You can open, view, and edit the contents of these files with
.
Auxiliary Files
Realm creates additional files for each realm:
realm files, suffixed with "realm", e.g.
default.realm: contain object data.lock files, suffixed with "lock", e.g.
default.realm.lock: keep track of which versions of data in a realm are actively in use. This prevents realm from reclaiming storage space that is still used by a client application.note files, suffixed with "note", e.g.
default.realm.note: enable inter-thread and inter-process notifications.management files, suffixed with "management", e.g.
default.realm.management: internal state management.
Deleting these files has important implications.
For more information about deleting .realm or auxiliary files, see:
Delete a Realm.