Comments about the user profile tutorial

[bugmenot]

With the latest version (3.0.1) the "-env" switch was changed to "-ooenv".
Anyways it seems this trick does not work anymore, user profile is always read from %APPDATA%\OpenOffice.org.
Any suggestion?

EDIT: fixed now using "-env" switch and relative path.

[Villeroy]

Got a hint from a developer that issues with user profiles are mostly due to extensions. In fact I could fix a corrupted user profile imported from version 2 to version 3 after deleting directory uno_packages only.

[tim_dev]

Thanks Hagar de l'Est - I had '"JRE is defective" error message when running OO Base, and your suggestion of renaming 'user' profile *, so OO has to create a new profile, worked

(* in C:\Documents and Settings\tim\Application Data\OpenOffice.org\3)

Thanks again

Tim

[sciuriware]

Thanks HAGAR, this exposee saved me from phantom crashes on XP since 3.3
Strange that 2 other (laptop) systems with XP and W7 did not experience any problem.

[kingfisher]

There is no longer a 'registry' sub folder in my Linux (rpm) version.

[Hagar Delest]

It has been removed in 3.x, hence the [OOo 2.x] tag for that line.

[RGB]

Starting with AOO 3.4, the system used to register installed extensions (and that include dictionaries) will be replaced by a simpler and (hopefully) more robust solution. The immediate consequence of this change will be the need to reinstall all the extensions after an upgrade to 3.4, or to start with a new user profile.

[White Phoenix]

I have been following the tutorial to fix the crashing problem after upgrading from LO 3.4 (and apparently Oracle OOo 3.3 and I noticed something after using the Nuclear method and transferring my old folders one at a time.

After each move, I opened up the app to see if everything was OK. After the first few crashes I started noticing the more things that I tried there would be an inevitable crash. I started over, but this time I checked several things each time instead of only three or four for the first two folders.

Then I noticed that if it came back on its own, I could check more things without it crashing. As if it weren’t actually ‘crashing’ as much as it was ‘resetting’. Now I am beginning to think that this is what is actually happening when everyone is reporting crashes.

Has anyone else had the same experience?

[ozmirage]

"The folders are hidden by default, make sure your file explorer is configured to display the hidden files and folders ...."

And how do I make sure of that on my Mac?

[RoryOF]

"The folders are hidden by default, make sure your file explorer is configured to display the hidden files and folders ...."

And how do I make sure of that on my Mac?

You read the Mac instruction handbook, of course.

[lgusaas]

"The folders are hidden by default, make sure your file explorer is configured to display the hidden files and folders ...."

And how do I make sure of that on my Mac?

On OS X version 10.7.xx (Lion) the user/library can be accessed in finder by holding down the option key an clicking on Go on the menubar. Then select the user library.

This is one of nineteen ways to see the user library. See http://www.macworld.com/article/1161156 ... _lion.html

[spmorris]

OK, I've been looking at the User Profile Tutorial, and it says to go here:
Tools>Options>OpenOffice.org>Paths
and then make my changes. I must be really dumb, because I haven't the least idea where to find that. I know I've seen "Tools" at the top of some pages, but it doesn't show up anywhere when I go to my hard drive (if that's what HD means...)
I think I could do the rest of it, if only I knew where to start. I have Windows 7.

[thomasjk]

For Windows users:

Before Vista: C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\OpenOffice.org\3\user\
From Vista: C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\OpenOffice.org\3\user (This includes Win 7).

[MikeCPA]

I find two user profiles on my windows PC:

C:\Documents and Settings\Mike\Application Data\OpenOffice.org2\user
and
C:\Documents and Settings\Mike\Application Data\OpenOffice.org\3\user

Re the first directory:
Is the first one a leftover from when I had OOv2 installed, before I upgraded?
Can I delete the first one?
I see some files in that gallery directory that look like I could use them in OOv3; can I move them and to where?
Can I put them into any path specified for "gallery" files in the options?
(I'm referring to the .wav sound files. I assume I should not overwrite the .sdg .sdv and .thm files)

[Hagar Delest]

Re the first directory:
Is the first one a leftover from when I had OOv2 installed, before I upgraded?
Can I delete the first one?

Yes, you can.

I see some files in that gallery directory that look like I could use them in OOv3; can I move them and to where?
Can I put them into any path specified for "gallery" files in the options?
(I'm referring to the .wav sound files. I assume I should not overwrite the .sdg .sdv and .thm files)

You should be able to retrieve them indeed. Make a copy of your current profile (for v3) to be sure to keep the initial situation and try every possibility.

[barant123]

"The folders are hidden by default, make sure your file explorer is configured to display the hidden files and folders ...."

And how do I make sure of that on my Mac?

On OS X version 10.7.xx (Lion) the user/library can be accessed in finder by holding down the option key an clicking on Go on the menubar. Then select the user library.

This is one of nineteen ways to see the user library. See http://www.macworld.com/article/1161156 ... _lion.html

Thanks for the link to the UL tips Larry. Why did they start hiding it in Lion? Little things like this drive me nuts since my upgrade. (Thats was working perfectly)