Is there an external solution (on file system) to upload PDF files rather than copy them in the JCR repositories?
The creation of a VFS mount point is the adequate solution:
Administration
> System components
> Mount points
.
Beforehand, a folder has to be created in one of the file systems that Jahia can access (D:/pdf-files for instance).
The VFS mount point is created as below:
You have to check that you can access this folder in the Repository Explorer :
Managers
> Repository Explorer
> root
> mounts
> pdf-files
: you should see the list of your PDF files.
Finally, you check you can access and upload these PDF files from the Document Manager :
Managers
> Document Manager
> External Repositories
> mounts
> pdf-files
: you should see the list of the PDF files and with a right-click on "pdf-files", you can upload new files.