If possible, use relative path names instead of absolute path names when creating symbolic links to access regular files as Quick I/O files. Using relative path names prevents copies of the symbolic link from referring to the original file when the directory is copied. This is important if you back up or move database files with a command that preserves the symbolic link.

However, some applications require absolute path names. If a file is then relocated to another directory, you must change the symbolic link to use the new absolute path. Alternatively, you can put all the symbolic links in a directory separate from the data directories. For example, you can create a directory named /database and put all the symbolic links there, with the symbolic links pointing to absolute path names.