WorkTime - versatile project tracker surveys the time you spent working with your PC.

Understanding where WorkTime keeps it's files, transferring WorkTime to another computer, deploying WorkTime manually, etc.

1. Files locations
There are 2 sets of WorkTime files:
  1. Program files (main executable files)
  2. Data files (database, database backup, settings, temporary and log files).

Program files by default are installed into Program Files\WorkTime folder (CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES).
Data files are stored:
  - for Windows 95/98/ME/NT and below - into Program files folder as well;
  - for Windows 2000/XP/Vista and above - into All user's Application Data\NesterSoft\WorkTime folder (CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA).

WorkTime default files location for different Windows versions:

Windows	WorkTime Program files	WorkTime Data files
95,98,ME,NT	C:\Program Files\WorkTime	C:\Program Files\WorkTime
2000, 2003, XP	C:\Program Files\WorkTime	C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\NesterSoft\WorkTime
Vista	C:\Program Files\WorkTime	C:\ProgramData\NesterSoft\WorkTime

Data files location can be overridden by starting WorkTime with the command line parameter -datafolder <new folder>.
E.g. worktime.exe -datafolder c:\wt_data starts WorkTime and uses c:\wt_data folder instead of default location.

<new folder> can be equal to (or contain) $APPPATH$ - this variable will be replaced with the worktime.exe folder. This is useful when using WorkTime from the flash drive which can have different letters assigned.
E.g. WorkTime\worktime.exe -datafolder $APPPATH$ - starts WorkTime and uses worktime\ folder instead of default location

Data files folder structure:

.\	settings files (worktime.ini, stat.ini, win_state.ini)
db\	database file (wt4.gdb)
DBBackup\	database backup (by default WorkTime stores 5 last database ZIP-archives)
DBSave\	history files with the raw tracking information
Log\	log files
Offline\	offline cache for users/projects/activities
TempData\	temporary file

INI files (root folder: worktime.ini) and database file (db\ folder: wt4.gdb) are necessary for the WorkTime operation. Rest of the folders can be emptied or archived/removed.

2. Manual moving or deploying WorkTime
To transfer WorkTime settings and database to another computer:
1. Install WorkTime Licensed and apply your license key.
2. Copy settings and database from the old computer: Move all INI files (located in the Data folder), and WT4.GDB file (located in the Data folder\DB) into corresponding locations on the new computer.

To manually copy WorkTime to another computer(s) preserving all current settings - copy WorkTime Program and Data folders into corresponding paths. WorkTime doesn't use Windows registry.

You can place WorkTime Program files in any folder, not necessary in the C:\Program Files\WorkTime
If you want to place WorkTime Data files in non-default location - use -datafolder command line parameter for running WorkTime.

Note: For Windows Vista you will need to set permission "full access" for the C:\ProgramData\NesterSoft\WorkTime folder


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