Ancillary files

Remote Desktop Manager generates ancillary files on your workstation. The table below lists out an example of ancillary files and their locations.

As described in Configuration file location, the default path for most of these files are customizable.

For this reason, we use the [CONFIG] token in this documentation to denote when a file is stored in a configuration folder that can be relocated, or the [PROFILE] token to indicate that they are stored in the local profile. By default, these point to the same exact folder. The only method to separate them is by using a customized configuration.

Since you can also deploy on a portable device, sometimes known as using the XCOPY deployment model, we will use the [INSTALLDIR] token to indicate that the file is in the same location as Remote Desktop Manager.

For this reason, we use the %CONFIG% variable to denote when a file is stored in a configuration folder that can be relocated, or %PROFILE% to indicate that they are stored in the local profile. By default, these point to the same exact folder. The only method to separate them is by using a customized configuration.

The Override source column indicates if an available mechanism can relocate the files of that category elsewhere.

Ancillary files location

FILE(S)

DESCRIPTION

LOCATION

OVERRIDE SOURCE

Configuration file(s) (.cfg, .bak, .ext, .exb)

Contains Remote Desktop Manager current configurations.

RemoteDesktopManager.bak is a backup of RemoteDesktopManager.cfg.

RemoteDesktopManager.exb is a backup of RemoteDesktopManager.ext.

[CONFIG]

None

Data file(s) (.xml, .db)

Contains Remote Desktop Manager data sources.

[CONFIG] or custom path.

None

Default settings

Contains Remote Desktop Manager default settings.

[CONFIG]

Data source settings (System Settings)

Encryption (.enc, .enb)

RemoteDesktopManager.enc contains the encryption key used to encrypt sensitive options.

RemoteDesktopManager.enb is a backup of RemoteDesktopManager.enc.

[CONFIG]

None

Layout files (.lyt)

Contains the layout options of every version of Remote Desktop Manager that have been installed on the machine.

[CONFIG]

None

Log files (.log, .debug)

Contains Remote Desktop Manager logs.

[CONFIG]

None

Local playlists

Contains Remote Desktop Manager local playlists.

[PROFILE]\[Datasource]\Playlists

Use application directory for local playlist will use instead [INSTALLDIR]

Local Templates

Contains Remote Desktop Manager local templates.

They are serialized directly in the configuration file of the application.

None

Offline/Cache data (offline.db)

Contains Remote Desktop Manager offline/cache data.

[PROFILE]\[Datasource]

Use application directory for online cache will use instead [INSTALLDIR]

Sensitive (.stv, .stb)

RemoteDesktopManager.stv contains sensitive options such as data source configurations, authentication tokens, and MFA keys. It is encrypted with the key contained in RemoteDesktopManager.enc.

RemoteDesktopManager.stb is a backup of RemoteDesktopManager.stv.

[CONFIG]

None

Themes

Contains Remote Desktop Manager theme options.

[CONFIG]

None

Offline and local play list options

Offline and local play list options can be accessed by navigating to File – Settings – Advanced. File – Settings – Advanced

FILE(S) LOCATION OVERRIDE SOURCE
Configuration file(s) (.cfg, .ext) %CONFIG% None
Data file(s) (.xml, .db) %CONFIG% or custom path None
Default settings %CONFIG% Data source settings
Encryption (.enc, .enb) %CONFIG% None
Layout files (.lyt) %CONFIG% None
Log files (.log, .debug) %CONFIG% None
Local playlists %PROFILE%{Datasource}\Playlists Use application directory for local playlist
Local templates Serialized directly in the configuration file of the application None
Offline/Cache data (offline.db) %PROFILE%{Datasource} Use application directory for online cache
Sensitive (.stv, .stb) %CONFIG% None
Themes %CONFIG% None
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