Cyberlink Filing System

jaymay22

Member Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia. Joined: Aug 27, 2009 07:18 Messages: 143 Offline

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Jul 31, 2015 04:07

1.

Now with my clean install computer, I need to deal with the 'loose' Cyberlink files that were strangely in the Documents Library folder, and the My documents folder....but loose, not in any folder of their own. Please see attached picture and example.

Can you tell me what to do with these?

What are they?

Which bits go together? (there's more than appears in this snip)

Where do they go, and how should I put them there (in a folder of their own? or...)

2.

Because I seem rather clueless about the Cyberlink Filing System, can someone explain (in words of one syllable or less

) the filing system.

a) When I download something from Directorzone, where should it go (yes, into downloads, but then what?)

Do I need to specify a certain folder for my downloads or, when 'clicked on' in downloads, or opened, does it go the right place automatically. (I ask this because of the loose files talked about above.)

b) do downloaded titles, pips, particles etc...go to different places?

c) what about fonts I download? ( I seem to have lost all my downloaded fonts )

d) Normal Cyberlink PowerDirector files - what is in what folders?

e) when I change an item, say a title, in PDR and 'save' it, do I need to specify a place to save it?

f) If these 'custom' items are automatically saved in a folder, which folder? Do different things custom particles, custom titles, get saved in different folders automatically?

g) dvd menus seem to be a bit different - when I make my own menus and save them, where are they saved?

h) are there any other Cyberlink folders, and if so, what's in them?

i) Are there any situations where I need to specify the saved folder, or are they all automatically saved in the correct places. (again asking due to the Q1 situation)

If someone could please answer my conundrum in Q1, then give me a comprehensive idea of what belongs where, I would be grateful.


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Description	Snip of Documents Library, showing loose Cyberlink files there, that should probably be in a folder somewhere.
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Jenny

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Senior Contributor Joined: Dec 02, 2010 10:26 Messages: 2031 Offline

Jul 31, 2015 09:24

Short answer.

All material created (personal) go to C:\Users\Your PC\Documents\CyberLink\PowerDirector\13.0

All downloaded material DierctorZone go to C:\Users\Public\CyberLink Copy and Paste the folder CyberLink from one PC to another add all the stuff on the new PC.

Note: If the new PC already contains installed effects, there may be overlap to folders (files) with the same name.

Windows reports and asks what you want to do.

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ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Online

Jul 31, 2015 21:50

Hi Jenny -

I always wondered why your avatar took so long to load in the forum pages. I've just found oot! It's 4320x3240

The one attached will load instantly.

Also attached is as close as I can get to an explanation of where everything belongs. It's not complete because there are some things I don't have a clue about... like where downloaded presets for CDR & PhD are installed.

Sorry - I couldn't manage 1 syllable or less. Give our PM a call - he's good at that

CyberLink has some odd filing system features which I just don't understand. An example of the unnecessary complexity of CL’s filing system is with PhotoDirector’s sample images and music. At C:\ProgramData\CyberLink\PhotoDirector there is one folder for each version of PhD I’ve ever had installed – each containing exactly the same files (i.e. 4 sets of duplicates)

Regarding your folder full of loose extras: PDR doesn't need them at all. It will run even if you trash the lot. Is there anything important there (i.e. to you)? If not, throw it away. If so, store the images, audio files etc wherever you want.

Cheers - Tony

Edited to correct ommission in attached PDF


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jaymay22

Member Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia. Joined: Aug 27, 2009 07:18 Messages: 143 Offline

Aug 03, 2015 05:10

You guys are the best. Thanks!
Is it Tony? woops. I didn't know I had any images that big. Must have been a Whoopie Doo photo for my birthday, that's where I was at the time...celebrating. J Jenny

Carl312

Senior Contributor Location: Texas, USA Joined: Mar 16, 2010 20:11 Messages: 9090 Offline

Aug 03, 2015 10:36

Quote: You guys are the best. Thanks!
Is it Tony? woops. I didn't know I had any images that big. Must have been a Whoopie Doo photo for my birthday, that's where I was at the time...celebrating. J

If you edit your profile, you can use the image Tony fixed for you. Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.