Realm Files - Flutter SDK
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A realm is the core data structure used to organize data in Realm Database. 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 Database 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
Realm Studio.
Realm Database also creates additional files for each realm.
To learn more about these files, see Realm Database Internals. Deleting these files has important implications.
For more information about deleting .realm or auxiliary files, refer to
Delete a Realm.