To accommodate the autonomy of each of a computer's multiple users, and to prevent permissions issues, Finale installs its components to various locations on your hard drive depending on their function and required accessibility.
Because there may be multiple user accounts on the same computer, Finale installs all customizable files (i.e. files that each user may want to edit individually) to a "common" folder: (
The following table lists the locations of the various installed files, and whether they are:
XP: Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\MakeMusic\Finale 2014 (Common) Vista/Windows 7: C:\ProgramData\MakeMusic\Finale2014 (Common) XP: Documents and Settings/<user>/Application Data/MakeMusic/Finale 2014 (User-specific) Vista/Windows 7: Users/<user>/AppData/Roaming/MakeMusic/Finale 2014 (User-specific) |
Contents (files/folders) |
FINALE.INI FINMIDI.INI |
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Configuration Files |
keymaps.txt MacSymbolFonts.txt pagesizes.txt PercMapConversionTable.txt |
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Finale Finale Finale GIF2010instrument.txt
TapSpaceinstrument2k10.txt |
FinaleScript |
[FinaleScript Files] |
MIDI Device Annotation |
Garritan Instruments for Finale.xml General MIDI.xml SmartMusic SoftSynth.xml Tapspace Drumline for Finale.xml |
Font Annotation |
.FAN files (See Font Annotation) |
Libraries |
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Music Files |
Default Files Document Styles Exercises Sample Files Templates Tutorials Worksheets |
The following lists the contents of the Finale 2014 program folder after a full installation.
Program Files\Finale 2014 |
Contents (files/folders) |
Default.har Finale 2014 Read Me Finale.exe finres32.dll msvcr71.dll uninstallFinale.exe UT.dll |
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Audio Support |
AIOLib.dll finmidi.dll IRCAMlib.dll synthgms.sfg |
Data |
Dealers_Fin.txt location.txt privpol.txt smpsoloinst.txt TIPS.txt |
Help Files |
[User Manual Files] |
Music Files |
Default Files Document Styles Exercises Sample Files Templates Tutorials Worksheets |
Plug-ins |
[Plug-ins that appear in the Plug-ins menu] |
Plug-in Components |
Drum Groove DTD Java Latin Percussion Dolet-light-license.doc gearpd.dll HP.dll MusicXML.dll ScoreMerger.dll SmartMusicMarkers.dll SMPCheck.dll SSLite.dll TextSearchReplace.dll |
Resources |
Backgrounds Handles Manuscript Textures Palettes PercNoteTypes.txt |
Finale User Manual Home
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