Imatch notepad data: where is it stored?

Started by ubacher, July 26, 2025, 10:25:46 AM

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ubacher

I. as previously reported, installed Imatch on a new pc. I used P&G to restore the db.
I had to set up my screen layout again but I wanted this to avoid copying some "bad" old settings.
Now I notice that I do not have the data I had entered into Imatch Notepad. I there a way to get at this data on
the old computer to copy it? Or must I have done something wrong during restore to lose that data?

Mario

This data is stored in the IMWS storage database "C:\ProgramData\photools.com\IMatch6\config\imws-storage.db"

ubacher

Thank you.
Now a new problem: the renamer presets I also find missing. (Have they been forgotten in the P&G packaging?)

Mario

Renamer presets are stored per-user in the IMatch settings database. Do you use the same user name on that computer?


Mario

If you have copied the settings database and you use the same user name on the new computer (not a Windows login or something), the Renamer presets will be there. If not, double-check. Also check the User Name Alias on both computers.
Looking at the code that loads and stores the settings, I see no reason why this should not work. The settings only depend on the user name.


ubacher

But I did not copy the settigns db. I started Imatch new and used P&G to load the db. ( I considered a new start
as desirable to avoid possible bad settings.)

Reentering presets manually is not prohibitive - as long as I don't make mistakes.

Mario

When you don't copy/restore the settings database, you start from scratch, like a new user.