diff --git a/backend/src/app/features/fdata.clj b/backend/src/app/features/fdata.clj
index baa63f693..5370df038 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/features/fdata.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/features/fdata.clj
@@ -58,28 +58,26 @@
 (defn load-pointer
   "A database loader pointer helper"
   [system file-id id]
-  (let [{:keys [content]} (db/get system :file-data-fragment
-                                  {:id id :file-id file-id}
-                                  {::sql/columns [:content]
-                                   ::db/check-deleted false})]
+  (let [fragment (db/get* system :file-data-fragment
+                          {:id id :file-id file-id}
+                          {::sql/columns [:data]})]
 
     (l/trc :hint "load pointer"
            :file-id (str file-id)
            :id (str id)
-           :found (some? content))
+           :found (some? fragment))
 
-    (when-not content
+    (when-not fragment
       (ex/raise :type :internal
                 :code :fragment-not-found
                 :hint "fragment not found"
                 :file-id file-id
                 :fragment-id id))
 
-    (blob/decode content)))
+    (blob/decode (:data fragment))))
 
 (defn persist-pointers!
-  "Given a database connection and the final file-id, persist all
-  pointers to the underlying storage (the database)."
+  "Persist all currently tracked pointer objects"
   [system file-id]
   (let [conn (db/get-connection system)]
     (doseq [[id item] @pmap/*tracked*]
@@ -89,7 +87,7 @@
           (db/insert! conn :file-data-fragment
                       {:id id
                        :file-id file-id
-                       :content content}))))))
+                       :data content}))))))
 
 (defn process-pointers
   "Apply a function to all pointers on the file. Usuly used for
diff --git a/backend/src/app/migrations.clj b/backend/src/app/migrations.clj
index 86f0fa6f5..32768abf9 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/migrations.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/migrations.clj
@@ -379,7 +379,10 @@
     :fn (mg/resource "app/migrations/sql/0119-mod-file-table.sql")}
 
    {:name "0120-mod-audit-log-table"
-    :fn (mg/resource "app/migrations/sql/0120-mod-audit-log-table.sql")}])
+    :fn (mg/resource "app/migrations/sql/0120-mod-audit-log-table.sql")}
+
+   {:name "0121-mod-file-data-fragment-table"
+    :fn (mg/resource "app/migrations/sql/0121-mod-file-data-fragment-table.sql")}])
 
 (defn apply-migrations!
   [pool name migrations]
diff --git a/backend/src/app/migrations/sql/0121-mod-file-data-fragment-table.sql b/backend/src/app/migrations/sql/0121-mod-file-data-fragment-table.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd30e8cb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/app/migrations/sql/0121-mod-file-data-fragment-table.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+ALTER TABLE file_data_fragment
+  ADD COLUMN data bytea NULL;
+
+UPDATE file_data_fragment
+   SET data = content;
+
+ALTER TABLE file_data_fragment
+ DROP COLUMN content;
diff --git a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/files.clj b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/files.clj
index 6c9ac43c8..4c8497693 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/files.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/files.clj
@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@
    [:share-id {:optional true} ::sm/uuid]])
 
 (defn- get-file-fragment
-  [conn file-id fragment-id]
-  (some-> (db/get conn :file-data-fragment {:file-id file-id :id fragment-id})
-          (update :content blob/decode)))
+  [cfg file-id fragment-id]
+  (some-> (db/get cfg :file-data-fragment {:file-id file-id :id fragment-id})
+          (update :data blob/decode)))
 
 (sv/defmethod ::get-file-fragment
   "Retrieve a file fragment by its ID. Only authenticated users."
@@ -337,12 +337,12 @@
    ::rpc/auth false
    ::sm/params schema:get-file-fragment
    ::sm/result schema:file-fragment}
-  [{:keys [::db/pool] :as cfg} {:keys [::rpc/profile-id file-id fragment-id share-id]}]
-  (dm/with-open [conn (db/open pool)]
-    (let [perms (get-permissions conn profile-id file-id share-id)]
-      (check-read-permissions! perms)
-      (-> (get-file-fragment conn file-id fragment-id)
-          (rph/with-http-cache long-cache-duration)))))
+  [cfg {:keys [::rpc/profile-id file-id fragment-id share-id]}]
+  (db/run! cfg (fn [cfg]
+                 (let [perms (get-permissions cfg profile-id file-id share-id)]
+                   (check-read-permissions! perms)
+                   (-> (get-file-fragment cfg file-id fragment-id)
+                       (rph/with-http-cache long-cache-duration))))))
 
 ;; --- COMMAND QUERY: get-project-files
 
diff --git a/frontend/playwright/data/assets/get-file-fragment-with-assets-components.json b/frontend/playwright/data/assets/get-file-fragment-with-assets-components.json
index 4f8cfb630..053031eb5 100644
--- a/frontend/playwright/data/assets/get-file-fragment-with-assets-components.json
+++ b/frontend/playwright/data/assets/get-file-fragment-with-assets-components.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "~:id": "~u015fda4f-caa6-8103-8004-862a9e4b4d4b",
     "~:file-id": "~u015fda4f-caa6-8103-8004-862a00dd4f31",
     "~:created-at": "~m1718718436639",
-    "~:content": {
+    "~:data": {
         "~ue117f7f6-433c-807e-8004-862a38e1823d": {
             "~:id": "~ue117f7f6-433c-807e-8004-862a38e1823d",
             "~:name": "Button",
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
             "~:main-instance-page": "~u015fda4f-caa6-8103-8004-862a00ddbe94"
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/frontend/playwright/data/assets/get-file-fragmnet-with-assets-page.json b/frontend/playwright/data/assets/get-file-fragmnet-with-assets-page.json
index 99e01ce34..bae8fd54e 100644
--- a/frontend/playwright/data/assets/get-file-fragmnet-with-assets-page.json
+++ b/frontend/playwright/data/assets/get-file-fragmnet-with-assets-page.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "~:id": "~u015fda4f-caa6-8103-8004-862a9e4ad279",
     "~:file-id": "~u015fda4f-caa6-8103-8004-862a00dd4f31",
     "~:created-at": "~m1718718436639",
-    "~:content": {
+    "~:data": {
         "~:options": {},
         "~:objects": {
             "~u00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000": {
@@ -627,4 +627,4 @@
         "~:id": "~u015fda4f-caa6-8103-8004-862a00ddbe94",
         "~:name": "Page 1"
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/frontend/playwright/data/design/get-file-fragment-multiple-constraints.json b/frontend/playwright/data/design/get-file-fragment-multiple-constraints.json
index 1a055d7d1..0fe5f6a2c 100644
--- a/frontend/playwright/data/design/get-file-fragment-multiple-constraints.json
+++ b/frontend/playwright/data/design/get-file-fragment-multiple-constraints.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "~:id": "~u03bff843-920f-81a1-8004-7563acdc8ca1",
     "~:file-id": "~u03bff843-920f-81a1-8004-756365e1eb6a",
     "~:created-at": "~m1717592543081",
-    "~:content": {
+    "~:data": {
         "~:options": {},
         "~:objects": {
             "~u00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000": {
@@ -360,4 +360,4 @@
         "~:id": "~u03bff843-920f-81a1-8004-756365e1eb6b",
         "~:name": "Page 1"
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/frontend/playwright/data/viewer/get-file-fragment-empty-file.json b/frontend/playwright/data/viewer/get-file-fragment-empty-file.json
index 544c559f7..c4fc2086e 100644
--- a/frontend/playwright/data/viewer/get-file-fragment-empty-file.json
+++ b/frontend/playwright/data/viewer/get-file-fragment-empty-file.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "~:id": "~u0515a066-e303-8169-8004-73eb58e899c2",
     "~:file-id": "~uc7ce0794-0992-8105-8004-38f280443849",
     "~:created-at": "~m1717493890966",
-    "~:content": {
+    "~:data": {
         "~:options": {},
         "~:objects": {
             "~u00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000": {
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@
         "~:id": "~uc7ce0794-0992-8105-8004-38f28044384a",
         "~:name": "Page 1"
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/frontend/playwright/data/viewer/get-file-fragment-single-board.json b/frontend/playwright/data/viewer/get-file-fragment-single-board.json
index 8c1e62a15..cf00a2900 100644
--- a/frontend/playwright/data/viewer/get-file-fragment-single-board.json
+++ b/frontend/playwright/data/viewer/get-file-fragment-single-board.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "~:id": "~udd5cc0bb-91ff-81b9-8004-77dfae2d9e7c",
     "~:file-id": "~udd5cc0bb-91ff-81b9-8004-77df9cd3edb1",
     "~:created-at": "~m1717759268004",
-    "~:content": {
+    "~:data": {
         "~:options": {},
         "~:objects": {
             "~u00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000": {
@@ -183,4 +183,4 @@
         "~:id": "~udd5cc0bb-91ff-81b9-8004-77df9cd3edb2",
         "~:name": "Page 1"
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/frontend/playwright/data/workspace/get-file-fragment-7760.json b/frontend/playwright/data/workspace/get-file-fragment-7760.json
index 0c8011553..c07d48702 100644
--- a/frontend/playwright/data/workspace/get-file-fragment-7760.json
+++ b/frontend/playwright/data/workspace/get-file-fragment-7760.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "~:id": "~ucd90e028-326a-80b4-8004-7cdeefa23ece",
   "~:file-id": "~ucd90e028-326a-80b4-8004-7cdec16ffad5",
   "~:created-at": "~m1718094617214",
-  "~:content": {
+  "~:data": {
     "~:options": {},
     "~:objects": {
       "~u00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000": {
diff --git a/frontend/playwright/data/workspace/get-file-fragment-blank.json b/frontend/playwright/data/workspace/get-file-fragment-blank.json
index fe357c500..7760aaa92 100644
--- a/frontend/playwright/data/workspace/get-file-fragment-blank.json
+++ b/frontend/playwright/data/workspace/get-file-fragment-blank.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "~:id": "~ude58c8f6-c5c2-8196-8004-3df9e2e52d88",
   "~:file-id": "~uc7ce0794-0992-8105-8004-38f280443849",
   "~:created-at": "~m1713873823631",
-  "~:content": {
+  "~:data": {
     "~:options": {},
     "~:objects": {
       "~u00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000": {
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@
     "~:id": "~uc7ce0794-0992-8105-8004-38f28044384a",
     "~:name": "Page 1"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/viewer.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/viewer.cljs
index 456413018..68757d15d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/viewer.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/viewer.cljs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
                                       (uuid? share-id)
                                       (assoc :share-id share-id))]
                          (->> (rp/cmd! :get-file-fragment params)
-                              (rx/map :content)
+                              (rx/map :data)
                               (rx/map #(vector key %)))))]
 
         (->> (rp/cmd! :get-view-only-bundle params')
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/features/pointer_map.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/features/pointer_map.cljs
index 993427e55..7055c1188 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/features/pointer_map.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/features/pointer_map.cljs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   (letfn [(resolve-pointer [[key val :as kv]]
             (if (t/pointer? val)
               (->> (rp/cmd! :get-file-fragment {:file-id id :fragment-id @val})
-                   (rx/map #(get % :content))
+                   (rx/map #(get % :data))
                    (rx/map #(vector key %)))
               (rx/of kv)))