![[Translate to English:] QuoVadis GPS](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/b/csm_QuoVadis-Logo_JTL_1aa436a9b7.png){kind=logo}
Table of Contents
Files and folders
QVX stores all user data in the folder “QVX_Data”.
By default, this is located in the public documents directory under Windows, i.e. c:\Users\Public\Documents\QVX_Data\ or in the home of the corresponding user for macOS, e.g. /Users/Tom/QVX_Data.
Included are the following subdirectories:
| Cache | Caches for the online maps |
| DBs | Own databases, are displayed in XPlorer under QV-Data |
| Downloads | Here you can find QVX updates and map packages after download, can be deleted at any time |
| Export | Standard folder for export |
| Import | Standard folder for import |
| Logs | Logs, diagnostics, txt files |
| Maps | Standard folder for new maps |
| Packages | Standard folder for new packages |
| Routing | Folder for QMR routing databases |
| Temp | Internal use |
And these ini files:
| qvx.ini | User settings, can be deleted to reset the settings |
| qvxuser.ini | Connected directories and cloud services with login data, can be deleted to reset the settings |
| qvxshop1.ini | The licenses purchased by users in the QV-Shop, if this file is missing, you have to login again in QVX under Account and synchronize with the QV-Shop, which requires an internet connection. |
| qvx_data_user.ini | Optional, reference to another QVX_Data folder, see below |
Moving QVX_Data folder
If you want, you can move the QVX_Data folder to another location, e.g. to another hard disk. It must be moved as a whole, complete with all files.
After that QVX must be informed where the folder is located. To do this, write the path of the new folder in a text file and store it as qvx_data_user.ini in the default QVX_Data folder.
So when QVX starts, it first looks in the default QVX_Data to see if there is a qvx_data_user.ini. If not, the system starts with the default QVX_Data. If so, the folder specified in the qvx_data_user.ini is used as default QVX_Data. If it does not exist, an error occurs and QVX quits. If this folder is empty, QVX starts as a new installation without activations and with empty default databases.
| Example qvx_data_user.ini | |
| Windows: | E:\Data\QVX_Data |
| Mac: | /Volumes/Data/QVX_Data |