Moving your Settings to another installation
Moving your Settings and
Files from one installation of Image-Pro to another
Many
users need to install Image-Pro on more than one computer. Our flexible
licensing allows you to install Image-Pro on as many computers as you'd like
and move your license as needed.
When installing Image-Pro on multiple computers, users often need to migrate
settings (e.g. Calibrations, Capture Settings, Measurement Options, Macros,
etc) to the new installation(s).
This FAQ describes how to manually migrate your old settings and files
from one installation of Image-Pro to another.
Application Maintained Folders
The
following is a list of default folders used by Image-Pro. Please note that
these paths often use specific versions and product names to allow multiple versions
to be used on the same computer. If you have more than one version of Image-Pro
on your computer, you may have more than one of these locations on your
computer. When deciding which file to migrate, you will typically want to
select the newest (highest version) or most used version of the application.
Program
Files: C:\Program
Files\Media Cybernetics\Image-Pro...)
Program Files contains the program executable as well as all related
application files.
Shared
Documents: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Image-Pro
...(Shared)
Shared Documents include demo images and a reference copy of various files like
macros and templates which are shared between all users on the machine. These
are not imported after a full upgrade; however some of these files are copied
to Personal Documents for editing.
Personal
Documents: My Documents
(Documents and Settings\Documents)\Image-Pro ...\<version>
Personal
Documents include user images, macros and some configuration files may be of
interest in a new version, so the user is prompted to have each subset
imported. Since these are not stored per identity, only the first identity is
prompted or should they all be?
Internal
Data: C:\Users\<USER
NAME>\AppData\Roaming\Media Cybernetics\Image-Pro ...\<version>
The data
contained in this folder is created internally by the software and it is always
safe to clear it completely to reset the program environment. This path is
partially shared by all identities of a given Primary and Secondary version of
the software but each Windows user has its own copy. Identities only
partially share the folder because internal, low level settings as well as some
internal configuration files are stored per identity.
Moving Files
·
Identify the files you need to move
Not all files need to be moved. Please note that
these are the default location but many of these files can be saved anywhere on
the computer. If you have saved any of these files outside of the default
location, please copy your saved version to the new installation.
·
On the old installation, locate the
appropriate files and copy them to a USB drive
You will
need to move the file from one computer to another. Using a USB Thumb Drive is
typically the easiest way to accomplish this, however, you can use any method
to move these files. If you have Remote Desktop access to your computer, feel
free to copy the files directly.
·
On the new installation, copy each file to
the appropriate location
Finally,
copy each file to the same location on the new computer. It is recommended that
you rename the existing version first; renaming the existing file, as opposed
to deleting or overwriting, allows you to revert to the original version if
something goes wrong. Simply replacing the file extension with “.backup” is a
good method to use.
|
Feature |
File to move |
Format |
Location |
|
Capture Settings |
LastCapture.icq |
XML |
Configuration Files |
|
Data Collector |
DataCollectorMeasurements.adoxsd |
XML |
Configuration Files |
|
Intensity Calibrations |
IntensityCalibrations.iqi (icp) |
Binary |
Configuration Files |
|
Learning Segmentation Recipe |
XXX.isg (.isb) |
XMP |
Configuration Files |
|
Measurements (Options) |
XXX.iqo |
XML |
Configuration Files |
|
Spatial Calibrations |
SpatialCalibrations.iqc |
Binary |
Configuration Files |
|
Lenses |
Lenses.xml |
XML |
Application Data |
|
Dyes |
Dyes.xml |
XML |
Application Data |
|
Thresholds/Ranges |
XXX.rge |
XML |
Configuration Files |
|
ROIs |
FeaturesManager.roi |
Binary |
Application Data |
|
Line Profile |
LP_Features.tmp |
XML |
User Defined |
|
Grid Overlay |
GridOverlay.gol |
XML |
Application Data and Configuration Files |
|
Ribbon Layout |
XXX.layout |
XML |
Configuration Files |
|
LUT |
XXX.lut |
Binary |
User Defined |
|
3D Viewer |
XXX.ren, *.s3d |
XML |
Configuration Files |
|
Macros and Apps |
|
|
|
Configuration
Files = My Documents\<product name>\<latest
version>\Configuration Files
Application Data = C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Media
Cybernetics\<product name>\<latest version>