Appendix 1 : Directory Trees

Here are the directories that Goozzee uses while running. They're almost identical on all the operating systems. Some of these directories are created at installation time (the ones containing the program itself), others are created by Goozzee while it runs (the ones used to store data), so that you shouldn't have to create any of them manually.

Program directories :

On Windows, the program will be installed into C:\program files\goozzee. This directory will contain four sub directories :
  • bin for the executable itself
  • lib/database for the database plug-ins, and various files required by the single-user repository, like the SQL script used to initialize repository, the Mysql embedded library and the Mysql error messages files.
  • bitmaps for the various bitmaps used by the program
On Mac OSX, almost the same directory tree can be found inside the Goozzee.app package, under Goozzee.app/Contents/MacOS, except that the doc directory is located outside of the package.

On Linux, .. to be completed...

Data directory :

This directory tree is the same on all operating systems, and is located in your home directory, i.e.
  • /Users/your_user/goozzee.docs on Mac OSX
  • C:\Documents and Settings\your_user\goozzee.docs on Windows
  • /home/your_user/goozzee.docs on Linux.
It is created automatically by Goozzee when needed.

It contains the following subdirectories :
  • tmp : when you double-click on a document to open it, Goozzee puts it in this directory. As its name shows, it's a temporary place for documents open for viewing. This directory is automatically cleaned-up by Goozzee itself, depending on the 'automatic cleanup' parameters you have setup in your preferences. . : Goozzee creates such a directory for each repository you connect to. It is used to store the documents you check-out for modification. This directory isn't cleaned up automatically either, but when you check a document in, you can tell Goozzee to delete it from this place once it's uploaded into the repository.
  • Datafiles : This is the place that will contain the single-user repositories you will create. If you're familiar with Mysql, you'll notice that it contains a regular Mysql datafile hierarchy, with one sub-directory per database. So if you use Goozzee in single-user mode, you'd better not touch this directory unless you really know what you're doing.