The table below gives details of the default file locations for Geo SCADA Expert running on the following 64-bit Windows versions:
- Windows 8.1 and 10
(Virtual ViewX server is not supported on Windows 8.1) - Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019.
The default file locations are for clean installations of Geo SCADA Expert 2019 onwards. With systems that have been upgraded from ClearSCADA, different default locations might apply. The locations of the files on your system might differ from the defaults, depending on how your system has been installed and configured (see File Locations (Default)).
| Data | Default Location | Access Restrictions* |
|---|---|---|
|
Metadata |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Database |
Windows Administrator accounts only |
|
Alarm Summary |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Database\AlarmSummary |
Windows Administrator accounts only |
|
Configuration |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Database\Config |
Windows Administrator accounts only |
|
Data (Current Data) |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Database\Data |
Windows Administrator accounts only |
|
Historic Data |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Database\History |
Windows Administrator accounts only |
|
Event Journal |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Database\Journal |
Windows Administrator accounts only |
|
Historic Files |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Database\HisFiles |
Windows Administrator accounts only |
|
Data Files |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Database\DataFiles |
Windows Administrator accounts only |
|
Archive Index |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Database |
Windows Administrator accounts only |
|
Configuration Changes |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Database\ConfigChanges |
Windows Administrator accounts only |
|
Driver Upload and Download Data |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Database These file locations are specific to the DNP3 driver: C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Database\Slave |
|
|
User Profile Data |
C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Local\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA |
|
| Automatic Database Backup on Upgrade | C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\UpgradeDatabaseBackup | |
|
ViewX Cache |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\ViewXCache |
|
|
Alarm Sounds Cache |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\ViewXAlarmSoundCache |
|
|
SE.Scada.ViewX.exe.config File |
C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA |
|
| ServerLabels.xml File | C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA | |
|
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA |
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C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA |
||
|
Server Log Files, |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Logs\DB |
Windows Administrator accounts only |
|
Exception and other Server Minidump Files |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Logs\Dumps\System |
Windows Administrator accounts only |
|
Driver Log Files |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Logs\Drivers |
Windows Administrator accounts only |
|
IO Logs and Comms Logs |
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Logs\Drivers |
Windows Administrator accounts only |
|
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Logs\ViewX |
||
| Exception Minidump files for ViewX and other clients | C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Logs\Dumps\User | |
|
Web SSL Certificate
|
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Certificates |
Windows Administrator accounts only |
|
Web SSL Private Key
|
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Certificates |
Windows Administrator accounts only |
|
Web Style Sheets and Images |
C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\WWW |
|
|
Installation Files |
C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA The installation files for the server and many drivers are installed to the Program Files directory. ViewX and some other drivers are installed to the Program Files (x86) directory. |
|
|
Area of Interest Cleaner utility (AOICleaner.exe) |
C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA | |
|
Dictionary Files |
C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Dictionary |
* Access restrictions apply to clean installations of Geo SCADA Expert 2019 onwards.
Geo SCADA Expert also adds Geo SCADA Expert
C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA.
For information about what type of content comprises configuration, data, data files, and so on, see Locations of the Database Folders.
Further Information
Set access restrictions on file locations after upgrading from ClearSCADA: