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1.12. EstiMate database files all over the desktop.

 

Q:  When I created my new EstiMate database the files went all over my desktop.  Why did this happen and how do I get them into the correct folder?

A:  By default EstiMate should create your default database in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\EstiMate\Data.  There are two possibilities why this might have happened.  The first is that EstiMate might not have been able to access the correct folder due to your Windows settings.  The second reason is if you clicked the "Create New Database" button in EstiMate, but didn't select a folder for the database to go in to (it defaults to the desktop).

 

To fix this issue:

 

If you have been working with it like that (with the database files on the desktop) then you will want to group those files up so that you can put them in the correct location, and so you don't lose any of your work. 

NOTE:  If you've not done any work in EstiMate yet, you can just get connected to the correct folder, and then delete the "*.nx1" files from your desktop.  Read #1, and # 3 - 5 at the bottom of this article to lean how to open the "Data" folder at the correct/default location.

• Create a new folder on your desktop and give it a name (e.g. Data).

• There are 46 ".nx1" files and 1 ".cfg" file called "nxtrans.cfg". 

• Drag and drop these files into the new folder you've just created.

• You can then move that folder to a better location on your hard drive.  Any location is fine but the best place is the default location.

• To open the default location click on your Windows "Start" button, and then click "Run".

• When the run window comes up type in (or copy and paste) this location into the "Open" field.

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\EstiMate

• A new window for the EstiMate folder will open up.  If there is already a folder in there call Data, right click on that folder and rename it "Data2" w/o the quotes.

• Drag the folder called "Data" from you desktop into this window, and drop it in any empty spot (not on top of any other folder).

 

To open the database folder in EstiMate:

1. Open EstiMate.
2. It most likely won't be able to connect to anything because the database has moved.  Just click OK on any errors messages you might receive.
3. Click on the "Connect to Local Folder" button
4. A "Select folder for Database" window will come up.  It should already have the "Data" folder (under the "EstiMate" folder) selected.  If so just go ahead and click the "OK" button at the bottom of this window. 
5. EstiMate should now be connected to that folder, and you should now be in the program.