The location of this folder changes depending on the Windows OS version upon which Flow is running.
Windows XP and below: c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\flow\.
Windows Vista and above: c:\ProgramData\flow\.
These folders are hidden folders. You will need to change your view settings in Windows to show hidden folders and files before you will be able to see these folders.
Throughout this guide this folder is referred to as the Application Data Folder or simply Data Folder.
Several sub folders exist by default within the Application Data Folder. These are used for special reasons by the Flow application and should not be modified unless noted below.
This folder contains all backups created by the automated backup function within Flow. Refer to Auto Backup in Administration Guide for more information on configuration the automated backup function.
This folder contains any private or public key certificates that are being used by Flow. These certificates get used for features like HTTPS and SFTP.
This folder holds configuration files for Flow. You should not edit these files manually. Your license file is also stored here.
This file contains any Cookies that have been used by the HTTP features of Flow.
This folder contains file types databases like SQL Compact databases that are being used with Flow. This folder can be referenced with the <DefaultDir> tag within DB Connections.
This is the default location for Flow to store files that it is processing. It is a local repository for files as they are processed. You should include this folder in your network backups to tape or a remote location. You can configure Flow to use a different within General Settings
This folder stores log files created during the operation of Flow. You should include this folder in your network backups to tape or a remote location.
XML Schemas are stored in sub folders within this folder. You can add new sub folders and schemas as you require. You should take care when updating the standard schemas that are provided as part of installation - an upgrade could overwrite your changes - instead take a copy of the schema and alter that.
This folder is for temporary files created during the operation of Flow. In particular it is used when Trace Mode is active.
This folder is the local cache of WSDL files downloaded for Web Connections