This is really valuable information. I would have known it if I used the QTR curve creation tools. However I use the piezography system, which has its own curve creation tools. Those tools, at least on Windows, create .quad files but don't install them in any particular location.
I will move my user files into the VirtualStore directory and see what happens.
I keep my system on C:\ and my user data on D:\.
Thanks for your help!
On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 5:59 AM brian_downunda@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Short answer: almost but not quite.Slightly longer answer: You want to create:
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\QuadToneRIP\QuadToneso you want the Local folder tree and not the Roaming folder tree. Note also the "VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)" part of the path name. Not sure about the D: drive, but I assume you9;ve located your user folders there?See also a longer description from a few years ago:
---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, wrote :Brian says "The idea is that any files you create would normally be stored under Users." That's exactly how it should be. Every normal Windows application works that way. But when I installed QTR, I was surprised that there was no such separation of system and user data -- at least it was not documented. As a result, I have been putting my user files in C:\Program Files (x86)\QuadToneRIP. I grumble every time I do it because it requires me to enter my administrator password.Now that I look, I see a directory D:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\QuadToneRIP. It contains three files: QTRGui.ini, QTRGui.ini.bad, and QTRLog.txt, but no subdirectories. Are you saying that if I replicate the directory structure of QuadToneRip I can put my user files there? For example, can store user Quad files inD:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\QuadToneRIP\QuadTone\?On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 4:28 PM brian_downunda@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:I use QTR on Windows 7 without any problems. You can just rerun the install and my recollection is that it will simply overwrite any older files. No need to uninstall and reinstall.In relation to John's question, I don't think that it will overwrite or wipe any files that you've added, provided that they don't have the same name as any files in the install (i.e. you haven't edited any installed files and kept the same file name), but I always make sure I have a backup of those files somewhere just in case.QTR has two locations for its files - under Program Files tree and under Users. You'll only see notice this if you go looking for your files, as QTRGui will combine the two sources seamlessly. The idea is that any files you create would normally be stored under Users. My understanding is that this is done for security and permissions reasons, but it also means that your files are separate from the installed files. If you like me find that tedious, and have placed your own curves under Program Files, then I'd take a backup before installing as a precaution, but as long as you have used unique file names then I don't think you should have a problem.