# Extract to Disk - Overview

The **"Extract to Disk"** option enables you to export your Notes content to a folder on your disk.

This type of archive includes:

* **PDF files**, which store the content of the Notes forms
* **XML files**, which store the Notes metadata
* **Document attachments**

When creating your archive, you can choose to [**name the PDF files using configurable rules**](https://docs.swingsoftware.com/seascape-for-notes/faq/how-to-configure-pdf-file-naming-rules) and [**generate a custom folder structure**](https://docs.swingsoftware.com/seascape-for-notes/seascape-settings/folder-formulas) for storing the files.

The disk archive also **retains links between PDF documents**, preserving the same relationships that existed in Lotus Notes via doclinks.

For additional convenience, a CSV Creator tool is provided which enables you to merge the XML metadata into a single or multple CSV files (one CSV per Notes form). More info: [Save Notes metadata in CSV format](https://docs.swingsoftware.com/seascape-for-notes/archiving-with-seascape/metadata-into-csv-format)