====== Folders ======

What is where in an installed system. The folders are created by PBInstall. See [[v4:install:fresh_install|Installing ProBoard v4]].

^ Folder ^ What it holds ^
| ''Configs'' | Configuration files for the newer programs. See [[v4:reference:config_files|Configuration files]]. |
| ''PEX'' | Plug-ins (''.P3X''). |
| ''MENUS'' | Menus (''.PBM''). |
| ''TXTFILES'' | The ANSI and ASCII screens callers see. |
| ''MSGBASE'' | The user file and message bases (unless ''CONFIG.PRO'' says otherwise). |
| ''FILES'' and ''FILES\UPLOADS'' | Sample file area and the upload folder. |
| ''PVTFILES'' | Private files for individual users. |
| ''RIP'', ''RIP\ICONS'', ''RIP\SCRIPTS'' | RIPscrip graphics. |
| ''DOC'' | Documentation, including the original ProBoard 2.30 manual. |
| ''LOGS'' | Log files; ''LOGS\Archive'' holds rotated logs. |
| ''LANG'' | Language files, if you moved them. |
| ''NODEDIR\NODE<n>'' | A folder for each node. See [[v4:start:first_configuration|First configuration]]. |
| ''Update\Staged'', ''Update\Backup'' | Program-update work folders. |
| ''Tools'' | Helper programs such as ''PBMigHelper''. |
| ''PBInstall_Backups'', ''PBUpgrade_Backups'' | Backups made by the installer and the data tools. |