August 2004
Working With User
Folder Location When Installing a New Version of NYC
Some folks move the user folder in
one version of NYC, then they install a new version of
NYC and want to specify the same user folder for the new version. This is disallowed by NYC because files in
the user folder may need to be upgraded to work with the new version, and it is
our policy not to tamper with existing user folders during upgrades. Only by File…
Upgrade… can you bring over and upgrade files from your previous user
folder. This requires a previous and a
new user folder – you cannot upgrade files in place. Thus, to maintain integrity of the new and old
user folder, you can only use Tools… Options… User Folder tab to move the user folder to a new location –
you cannot specify an existing folder as your user folder.
For those who want to keep the
user folder somewhere other than in \user under your NYC folder, here is the suggested
process to use each time you install a new version of NYC.
- Install
the new version of NYC. A new user
folder is automatically installed as \user under your NYC folder.
- Run
the new version of NYC and use File… Upgrade… to bring
over/upgrade user files from your previous user folder.
- Then
use Tools… Options… User Folder tab to move the user folder to
where you want it. If you want it
where you had it previously, you must delete or rename your previous user
folder, then specify the folder you want as your new user folder.
The key here is to understand that
the Tools… Options… User Folder feature only lets you move
the user folder to a new location – not to an existing folder.
See also the previous tip: Moving Your User Folder to a
Different Location .
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