Product Installation Folders (Reference)

Directory structure and file locations created by FrameworX installation.

Parent Page: Installation & Licensing (Reference)

Executables Installation

Default location: C:

User Preferences configuration

Upon first opening a solution, you will set up the User Preferences.

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Installing Using Setup.EXE file

This type of installation can take a few minutes but is significantly faster than the 9.2 version. You'll need to manually authorize firewall ports during installation.

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Managing multiple versions installations 

The versions 9.2 and Version 10 use completely independent folders, and they can be added, removed, or updated independently. 

.NET 8 Installation 

.NET 8 is required to create solutions to other operating platforms like Linux, and to edit displays to show on web browsers.

If you receive a warning that .NET 8 is not available on your computer, you still will be able to work with Windows-only solutions and displays. 

To install the .NET 8, follow the link in the installer message, or you can find the .NET 8 Desktop Runtime installer from Microsoft here: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0. Be sure to pick the version that matches your CPU architecture, which is likely x64. (And don't pick the "SDK" or ".NET Runtime" or other versions - just the ".NET 8 Desktop Runtime")

Uninstalling

Windows provides multiple ways to uninstall applications, ranging from the classic Control Panel to modern Settings. 

Control Panel

1. Open the Control Panel and go to "Programs and Features".
2. Select the desired application and click on "Uninstall".
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstallation.

Start Menu

1. Right-click on the application icon.
2. Select "More" > "Uninstall".
3. Confirm the action in the pop-up dialog.

Only that version's specific subfolder is uninstalled when you uninstall a version.

The main folder (FrameworX) remains untouched, you can continue running the Welcome page and open Solutions in another version.

The main folder (FrameworX) will always have the last (newest) version installed. This is why the solution window continues with 9.1 even if you uninstall fs-9.1.

There is no way to roll back the Welcome/Solution Manager because the files are overwritten.

Instalation Folders

Executables Installation Folder

\Program Files (x86)\

Tatsoft\

FrameworX\

Custom paths can be selected during

installation.

Product

User Document Folders

Created on

The first time the product is executed in the computer, it automatically creates various Folders under the Documents special folder, using the product name as the initial node.

first execution under <User>\Documents\FrameworX\:

Utilities

Public Document Folders

Created under C:\Users\Public\Documents\FrameworX\:

Installed Utilities

Located in Utilities folder:

Product Folders Created on Public Documents

Product Folders under / Users / Public / Public Documents   (Common Documents)

Folder name

Usage

MachineSettings

Settings that apply to all users on that machine.

SystemSolutions

Templates

TraceLogs

Folder used by product diagnostics to report exceptions and configured traces. 

Transfers

Folder used in Download, Upload, export and Import operations.

Custom Installation Paths

For Linux/Docker deployments, create custompaths.txt in installation folder:

MyDocuments=<folder>
CommonDocuments=<folder>
CommonApplicationData=<folder>

Typically points to memory areas outside Docker image for read/write access

Custom Installation Paths

In some scenarios, like Linux or Docker deployment, it may be necessary to change the system defaults.

That can be accomplished creating a CustomPaths configuration file: custompaths.txt, at the main installation folder where the binaries are located. 

Each line of the file, a customization folder is setup:

• MyDocuments=<folder>
• CommonDocuments=<folder>
• CommonApplicationData=<folder>

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