topic Re: Junk from ArchiCAD in Installation & update

Junk from ArchiCAD

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:59:06 GMT

ArchiCAD is dropping a file
vpd.properties
in the user home directory

1) can this file be deleted?
2) can ArchiCAD drop this file on an other place? (by default)
version 12 and 13 set it there, but I don't want that mess there...

Re: Junk from ArchiCAD

Rod Jurich — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:10:19 GMT

Maarten wrote:
ArchiCAD is dropping a file
vpd.properties
in the user home directory

1) can this file be deleted?
/.....

On Mac I delete after each install

Re: Junk from ArchiCAD

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:21:15 GMT

Rod wrote:
On Mac I delete after each install

Thanks!
Now I am sure that everything is OK if I delete that file

Re: Junk from ArchiCAD

T_Morse — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:37:44 GMT

The VPD.properties is a log file for the install of ArchiCAD. It is also used by the Hotfix to locate where ArchiCAD, BIM Server and BIM Server manager resides on your system. By deleting it you may run into issues when trying to apply a new hotfix to ArchiCAD.

Re: Junk from ArchiCAD

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:07:54 GMT

T_Morse wrote:
The VPD.properties is a log file for the install of ArchiCAD. It is also used by the Hotfix to locate where ArchiCAD, BIM Server and BIM Server manager resides on your system. By deleting it you may run into issues when trying to apply a new hotfix to ArchiCAD.

Thanks for the tip, but the last hotfix didn't have trouble.
I will remember if I have some trouble later.

I only wish Graphisoft did it in the library and not under the home directory

Re: Junk from ArchiCAD

Rod Jurich — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:52:16 GMT

T_Morse wrote:
The VPD.properties is a log file/...
By deleting it you may run into issues when trying to apply a new hotfix to ArchiCAD.

Well to date never had an issue. After all it is just a log file.