Specify the folder in the disk image in which the active feature (the feature selected in the Setup Design or Features view) is placed if the CD-ROM Folder(s) option is selected in the Release wizard's Layout panel or the feature's check box is checked in the Custom Media Layout panel. If either of these conditions applies and no folder is specified, the feature is placed in the root of the disk image or, if it is a subfeature, in the same folder as its parent feature.

This is typically a relevant option only for CD-ROM distributions; for other distribution media, you usually want to compress all features into cabinet files.

For object projects, the value of this property has no effect on where the object's files are placed when it is included in an installation project.

Folder names on CD-ROMs should conform to ISO 9660 (Level 1) standards. That is, folder names should be no more than eight characters long (with no extensions), and use only the characters A-Z, 0-9, and _ (underscore).

By putting a folder structure on your CD-ROM, you can allow your application to be run from the CD-ROM. The folder structure on the CD-ROM need not mirror the folder structure that would be installed to a hard drive. All that is necessary is that your application be able to work with either folder structure.