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System configuration

User Preferences / File Locations tab

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Use this tab to designate the location to which FileCabinet CS saves documents as well as the data locations of other integrated CS Professional Suite applications. The default FileCabinet CS location is
WINCSI\FCABDATA
; it exists on the same drive as the FileCabinet CS application. In the
File Locations
 tab, you can specify a different data location for FileCabinet CS.
You can also use this tab to specify the location in which FileCabinet CS should look for archived data.
To open this tab, choose
Setup
User Preferences
, and go to the
File Locations
 tab.

Fields & buttons

Integrated applications
Select the integrated application for which you would like to modify or view the data location.
note
If you're running FileCabinet CS in the Virtual Office CS or SaaS environment, you can navigate to files on your local network.
FileCabinet CS
Select this option to show the location of your FileCabinet CS application and data files, if applicable.
note
  • You cannot modify the location of the FileCabinet CS application files through this tab.
  • To modify a FileCabinet CS data path, highlight
    FileCabinet CS Client Data
     and select the
    Modify Location
     button. Choose a location from the
    Data location
     field in the
    FileCabinet CS Data Location
     dialog (assuming you set up multiple data paths within FileCabinet CS).
UltraTax CS
Select this option to show the location of your current or prior year UltraTax CS data files, if applicable.
note
  • You cannot modify the location of the UltraTax CS application files through this tab.
  • To point to a different client data location, select the
    UltraTax CS Client Data
     option, select the
    Modify Location
     button, navigate to the correct drive and path, and select
    OK
    .
Fixed Assets CS
Select this option to show the location of your Fixed Assets CS data files, if applicable.
note
  • You cannot modify the location of the Fixed Assets CS application files through this tab.
  • To point to a different data location, select the
    Fixed Assets CS Client Data
     option, select the
    Modify Location
     button, navigate to the correct drive and path, and select
    OK
    .
Practice CS
Select this option to show the location of your Practice CS data files, if applicable.
note
  • You cannot modify the location of the Practice CS application files through this tab.
  • To point to a different data location, select the
    Practice CS Client Data
     option, select the
    Modify Location
     button, navigate to the correct drive and path, and select
    OK
    .
Additional items
Modify Location
Select this button to change the data location for integrated CS Professional Suite applications, as well as the location where FileCabinet CS stores its documents. Choose a location from the
Data location
 field in the
FileCabinet CS Data Location
 dialog.
note
Note for FileCabinet CS:
 This button is not available if the application location (rather than the data location) is selected in the list.
File types and locations
This list includes FileCabinet CS application files. It also includes the data locations for FileCabinet CS and all other CS Professional Suite integrated applications.
Stats
Select this button to open the
Data Location Stats
 dialog in which you can view detailed information about data locations, such as the current number of data locations, their total size, and the average size of each drawer.
note
This button is available only for FileCabinet CS application files.

This article applies to:

  • PRODUCT: FileCabinet CS
  • Subject: Setup