Which is a better method for storing images - folder or SQL Server as binary?

Question

I am planning the development of a photo gallery application for a client. I am developing the app in asp.net 3.5 and would like to develop it so that I can re-use the applicati

Answer 1

File system storage will offer much better performance in saving and serving images, and is supported in every platform. If you can live without the security and transactional goodies you get from db storage, then I would go with the file system.