Appendix C: Locating the Local Database Folder

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Appendix C: Locating the Local Database Folder

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The WhisperReporter local database is stored on the C: drive of your PC. The database is in a “hidden” folder so you will first have to “show” hidden folders.

 

1.Click on the folder button on the taskbar or click the Start button and enter “File Explorer”.
 

2.Click View tab
 

3.Click the Options toolbar icon which will open a Folder Options dialog
 

4.Click the View Tab.
 

5.Select “Show hidden, files, folders, and drives-ON”
 

6.Click [OK].

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You should now be able to see hidden files and folders and can navigate to the WhisperReporter Database folder as follows:

 

1.Navigate to your C: drive.
 

2.Double-Click the Users folder
 

3.Double-Click on your folder (the folder with your username).
 

4.Double-Click the AppData folder (the folder icon is slightly faded; this is because Appdata is a “hidden” folder).
 

5.Double-Click the Roaming folder
 

6.Double-Click the WhisperReporter folder
 

7.Within the WhisperReporter folder is a folder titled “Database”. All of the files including reports, images and views are all contained within this folder.