The Data Directory for the Program

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Starting in version 3.30 of the program, because DONATION no longer needs to be run as a Windows Administrator, and thus is not allowed to create or modify files under C:\Program Files (or C:\Program Files (x64) on 64-bit computers), all data files that are modified by the program must be stored elsewhere.

 

The directory (also called "folder") that was chosen to store all files that have to be modified is a subdirectory of your Windows All Users Documents directory, which unfortunately varies by what version of Windows you are running, and the language of your system. For English-language systems, the DONATION data directory is shown in the following table.

 

Windows Version

Data Folder

Windows Vista or Windows 7

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Cooperstock Software\Donation

Windows XP

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Cooperstock Software\Donation,

or under Windows XP Home edition in some cases,

C:\Documents and Settings\YourName\Application Data\Cooperstock Software\Donation

Windows 2000

C:\Windows\All Users\Documents\Cooperstock Software\Donation

 

If for some reason you want to see what files are in that folder, you can do so with the new Tools à Explore Data Directory menu option in the program, which brings up a Windows Explorer or My Computer type window, showing the contents of that folder and its subfolders.

 

Please see Files Used by the Program to see which files are in the Data Directory and its subdirectories.