Removing the product_preference.ini files

Removing <product_preference>.ini files from your machine

Note: Do not Delete the License.ini file (unless instructed by support).

User preference files:

Windows

1. The user preference.ini files are stored in a hidden folder.
2. Open a “ File Explorer ” window

   Tip: A quick way to get to File Explorer is to press Windows Key + E

3. Type the following into the explorer bar:

   %appdata%\Lumerical\
   

4. Then “ Enter ”
5. Select the product preference files
6. “ Delete ” the selected files.
   

Linux and MacOS

1. Change directory to your the location of your user’s preference file.
2. List the available product preference files
3. Delete them ( example shown below )

   cd ~/.config/Lumerical/ 
   ls -all
   rm FDTD Solutions.ini
   rm Lumerical Device.ini
   rm Shared.ini
   rm MODE Solutions.ini
   rm INTERCONNECT.ini
   ls -all
   

   

TIP:

Download, extract, del_pref.zip (462 Bytes) to delete the user preference file using the batch file for Windows and bash script for Linux.
Windows:

• run del_pref.bat

Linux and MacOS:

• make executable by: chmod +x del_pref.sh
• run ./del_pref.sh

System-wide preference files:

If there are any created on your machine/system , these are located in:

Windows

C:\Program Files\Lumerical\<version>\Lumerical\

Linux

/opt/lumerical/<version>/Lumerical/

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