If you are someone who has modified their skins, you already know this. Or, if you are a Windows guru, this is nothing new. However, I have seen questions asked recently that this would answer, so I will provide this information for those who may benefit from it.
Everyone should become aware of the %appdata% command, which is typed in from the start menu on Windows Vista and WIndows 7. Go ahead, type it and a file manager window will pop up. This is where all of the hidden goodies are kept. Why are they hidden? I believe it's Microsoft's way of protecting you from yourself. Even when you uninstall an application, there's a good chance that a directory created by that application remains in one of the AppData subdirectories. Files that were created by these programs, including setup instructions, documents, graphics, and logs are nestled away in sometimes cryptic directories that have hexidecimal names spanning hundreds of characters. The AppData directory is out of the reach of most disk cleaning utilities and out of sight of everyone except, now that you've read this, you. Many programs, including Flex, have directories in the Roaming subdirectory where files are kept. Flex has two, FlexRadio and FlexRadio Systems. FlexRadio contains the settings for Flex that you have created when you used the setup form. You really don't have any reason to muck about in this directory. However, FlexRadioSystems is a treasure chest of Flex files and history, including the ATU database and log, memories, the Firmware utilities, every previous version of PowerSDR that you haven't uninstalled, and finally, the Skins. So, go ahead and explore AppData. If you break anything, don't blame me. You're fine unless you start deleting stuff that you don't understand. -- Steve Miller w6sdm.net _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
