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: If you want/need to refer to any of these files frequently, you could make an alias of a file, or the whole folder, and place it somewhere easier to access. TerraSync data is also stored inside the user's home folder, in the 'only' location we are permitted to write too, $HOME/Library/Application Support/FlightGear. To be technical, that's the value of '$FG_HOME', which is where we store all temporary / user-local data such as saved prefs, TerraSync files and aircraft-specific config state. The OSX launcher doesn't actually set this path (any more), this location is the default used by FlightGear itself. You can of course override these paths and set FG_HOME or the TerraSync path manually, from the command line or a config file, but the defaults should 'do what you want'. | : If you want/need to refer to any of these files frequently, you could make an alias of a file, or the whole folder, and place it somewhere easier to access. TerraSync data is also stored inside the user's home folder, in the 'only' location we are permitted to write too, $HOME/Library/Application Support/FlightGear. To be technical, that's the value of '$FG_HOME', which is where we store all temporary / user-local data such as saved prefs, TerraSync files and aircraft-specific config state. The OSX launcher doesn't actually set this path (any more), this location is the default used by FlightGear itself. You can of course override these paths and set FG_HOME or the TerraSync path manually, from the command line or a config file, but the defaults should 'do what you want'. | ||
* '''Windows:''' <tt>%APPDATA%\flightgear.org\</tt> | * '''Windows:''' | ||
: %APPDATA% is another environment variable that depends on your Windows version. On XP and older, it can be found under <tt>C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Application Data</tt>. On Vista and later it can be found under <tt>C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming</tt>. The folder is hidden by default; see [http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/show-hidden-files these instructions] to unhide the folder. | :* FlightGear 3.0 and later: <tt>%HOME%/Documents/FlightGear</tt> | ||
:: %HOME% is usually <tt>C:/Users/{YourUserName}</tt> | |||
:* Before FlightGear 3.0: <tt>%APPDATA%\flightgear.org\</tt> | |||
:: %APPDATA% is another environment variable that depends on your Windows version. On XP and older, it can be found under <tt>C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Application Data</tt>. On Vista and later it can be found under <tt>C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming</tt>. The folder is hidden by default; see [http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/show-hidden-files these instructions] to unhide the folder. | |||
You can determine the location of your $FG_HOME by using the [[Property browser|property tree browser]] and checking the value of '''/sim/fg-home''', the '''/sim/''' branch is also the place where you can find other folders, such as fg-root, fg-scenery and the current working directory (fg-current). | You can determine the location of your $FG_HOME by using the [[Property browser|property tree browser]] and checking the value of '''/sim/fg-home''', the '''/sim/''' branch is also the place where you can find other folders, such as fg-root, fg-scenery and the current working directory (fg-current). | ||
[[Category:Special directories|HOME]] | [[Category:Special directories|HOME]] | ||