Help with Windows running in Parallels VM on a Mac

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#1

Hello

I am clueless when it comes to Windows, for my entire working life I have worked on Macs. Some two years ago I purchased Parallels to run Window 7 to be able to check websites on a Windows machine. For this simple job I didn’t bother creating a user and just used Administrator which was already created.

Now I am using Xojo (on a Mac) and would like to create Windows versions I need help.

According to the LR the path to the Windows Application Data folder is: \Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\

I couldn’t find any such Directory, so I created a new Standard User, and although I can find the Users Directory, I cannot find the UserName I used or AppData or Roaming. I even searched for Roaming on the c: drive.

Can someone help me, or have I probably screwed up the installation of Windows when I started. I am happy to reinstall Parallels and Windows 7. The reason I need the AppData\Roaming\ folder is I have a sqlite database that needs opening.

Many thanks

#2

Appdata is a hidden directory on Windows, you won’t see it, but you can go to it by typing %appdata% in the explorer address bar.

#3

Thanks Wayne

I managed to find it. However, even though I created a new Standard User (called cliffgs) and have restarted Parallels and Windows since then, the only User in that folder was Administrator.

Included in the folder were further folders such as: Adobe, Apple Computer, Macromedia, and even Xojo. So, would I create a folder called Poultry and put my sqlite folder in there? And if that were the case in my open folder item code would it be:

dbFile = SpecialFolder.ApplicationData.Child("Poultry").Child("Poultry_db.sdb")

Sorry to be so thick, but apart from getting to grips with Xojo, I need to find my way into Windows (just for this app, I hope).

#4

That should work.

In explorer you can change your settings to show hidden files by selecting tools/folder options.

Which will make it easier for you.

#5

You’ll only see the folder for the user that you’re logged in as.

Trying logging in as cliffgs and you should see C:\Users\cliffgs\AppData\Roaming

#6

Thanks Tim

Not only am I clueless about Windows, but I sometimes think that I switch my brain off when using it. Of course, I have to login as a User - why didn’t I think of that?

#7