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Archiving Data
National Instruments recommends that you regularly back up the files
created within the Multisim and Ultiboard components of NI Circuit
Design Suite. Additionally, you should back up internal files that store
user-created data, such as database components. This section provides
information on where to find these files in order to properly back them up.
NI Circuit Design Suite stores program and user data in two possible
locations. Files that need to be accessed on a per-machine basis are stored
in different locations, depending on the operating system. Files that are
created on a per-user basis are stored in the Windows per-user folder.
Multisim and Ultiboard share the same three database files:
Master
,
Corporate
, and
User
.
Backing up the Corporate Database
Windows XP and Windows 2000
The default
Corporate
database location for Windows XP and
Windows 2000 is
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\
Application Data\National Instruments\Circuit Design
Suite\10.1\database\.
The file name for the
Corporate
database is
CPCOMP_S.PRJ.
The
Application Data
folder is a system folder and thus may be hidden.
Complete the following steps to view this folder:
1.
Open a standard Windows explorer window.
2.
Select
Tools»Folder Options
.
3.
Select the
View
tab,
Show hidden files and folders
,
OK
.
Windows Vista
The default
Corporate
database location for Windows Vista is
C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\Circuit Design
Suite\10.1\database\
.
The file name for the
Corporate
database is
CPCOMP_S.PRJ.