Where is the tag.db located in Relative to tags database?

[pleiades]

Hello,

I'm testing xyplorer's tags feature, and research suggest Storage: 3 Relative to tags database to be the best match for my need.

From my understanding, the Relative to tags database is like a sidecar file where xyplorer will load when it finds one.

I have tried several application that use sidecar files like ACDSee where you could see the sidecar file beside the file. In xyplorer, I cannot see these files

I tested tagging different files/folders on 2 drive letter C: and D:, I then checked the files directory if there are any extra hidden files but there is none. I checked the tag.db file and the tagged files are all there.

Maybe my understanding is wrong about Relative to tags database option.

Where could the sidecar files be?

[highend]

These settings define how tags are stored inside the tags database file,
not where this file is placed

[pleiades]

Thank you highend for explaining it.

Is the Relative to tags database is the right storage type if my files/folders are located in different hard disk and external drives?

[bdeshi]

"Use volume serials".

[pleiades]

Thank you SammaySarkar, I want to get this right before I use it. Thank you!