User folder with your own notes, among other things
Introduction
The Windows version of the Online Bible has 3 locations where the files are stored.
By default, these are:
- Program files
- The standard books intended for all users of the computer
- Each user's own files with settings, notes, etc.
More information about where the files are located, and how to find them, can be found in this article: Where are the Online Bible files.
In this article, we'll focus specifically on the User folder, and the files you may find in it. In this folder all your personal settings that you have made and your own notes etc. are stored.
This folder is automatically created during a new installation. As soon as you start using the program, changes will be made to it. In principle, most of these files will not be changed when the program is updated. Some files will be modified, as will be explained below.
In the unlikely event that errors occur, we may propose to delete this folder in its entirety. Upon rebooting, files are automatically created again, but sometimes empty (and without errors).
However, you will lose all your settings, your notes, your highlights, bookmarks and much more.
It is therefore important to make a copy of these folders fairly regularly and to keep it safe. Even if you are going to delete everything, always make a copy of this third location with your own files first.
In the user folder there are folders with files, as well as separate files. Not all of these files are of interest to you. Below are the folders and files that you should pay attention to so as not to lose them.
- Own Notes
In the Online Bible you can make your own notes on a certain chapter and verse: Right-click, choose open comment and choose Notes (top choice).
In that blank comment, right-click again and now choose: Edit Module. In the blank screen that now opens, you can make your own notes. When shutting down, you choose to close and then get the choice: Save. If you choose to do so, your annotations will be saved in Notes and you can find them later with that text. You would also opt for a name other than Notes, but that requires a bit more explanation which we'll get to in another article. As long as that is not there, you can send us a message.
These notes are then stored in one or more Notesxx folders within the User folder. The xx is a number. Basically, it says 00 first, so Notes00. But as you take more notes, there will be Notes 03, Notes06, Notes09 etc. You don't have to worry about this number, the program will figure that out. Within these folders, you will find a number of files with the notes. Your Notes files should not be changed during an update.
With a new installation, e.g. with a new PC, you will no longer have your notes available and you will have to manually transfer them from your old installation to the new user folder, then you can simply view them again. You can simply copy the Notesxx files from the user files location on your old computer to the user files location on your new computer.
- Desktops
In the user folder, there is also a Desktops folder. It contains all the desktops that have been created. These are files that end with the Usr extension. One is created or overwritten with each installation, which is a file called "Online BibleDeskTop.usr". If there are multiple files, you have created them yourself. In a desktop, a lot of settings are stored, such as the layout of the screen, with the books used, and open chapters/verses. It also contains the ticked favorites. The visible books may therefore be different for each desktop. If you open a desktop file with Notepad (note, don't make any changes!) you will see what is saved.
We always recommend creating your own desktop. This will not be overwritten with a new installation. For more information, please refer to: Creating and modifying desktops
- Tags
In a verse, you can right-click and select the option Highlight Bible text (or type a 3). In the pop-up window you can choose a color or separate font. Markups are always per translation. You will not see a mark in the NBV when you open the KJV.
These markings are then placed in one or more SysMrkxx folders within the User folder. The xx is a number. Basically, it says 00 first, so SysMrk00. But as you add more markings, SysMrk09, or SysMrk24 etc. You don't have to worry about this number, the program will figure that out. Within these folders, you'll find a number of files with the markups. Your flagged files should not be altered during an update.
With a new installation, e.g. with a new PC, you no longer have your markings available and you will have to manually transfer them from your old installation to the new user folder, then you can simply view them again. You can simply copy the SysMrkxx folders from the user files location on your old computer to the user files location on your new computer.
- Navigator
The Navigator, where your complete Online Bible library is displayed, is stored in the Syslib00 folder. There are also folders for some parts of the Navigator, such as BIJBELLIB00 (the Bible navigator), BOODSCHAPLIB00 (Message to the Bible), GNBLIB00 (Big News Bible navigator), Moria_Navigator00, NBVLIB00 (The New Bible Translation Navigator), ONTDEKLIB00 (Discover the Bible Navigator), TVTLIB00 (Text by Text navigator) and WV95LIB00 (Willibrord 1995 Navigator).
These folders contain text files that can be opened with Notepad, for example. Then you can see the structure of these tables of contents within the Navigator.
You did not create these folders yourself. They will be neatly reinstalled during a new installation, depending on the books installed. So you don't need to store them specially either.
- Startup.log
This is a file that is created when installing and starting the Online Bible. This is an extensive file that contains all the information that happens during the installation. With a simple word processor e.g. Notepad is the long file view. In particular, all error messages are stored here. If something has gone wrong during installation, the helpdesk employee can sometimes find important information in it. That is why you are sometimes asked to send this file. You can also see it for yourself and try to make sense of it. But it's quite a long list.