Installation and Upgrade Notes
VirtualDJ installs files into the following locations:
Default application path on:
- Windows: C:\Program Files\VirtualDJ\
- MAC OS X: ./Applications/
All Application Configuration, Plugins, Skins, Database, Playlist, Tracklisting, Languages and Support Files are stored in:
- Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\My Documents\
- Windows VISTA: C:\Users\{username}\Documents\VirtualDJ\
- MAC OS X: ./Users/{username}/Documents/VirtualDJ/
All settings are saved in:
- Windows: Registry (regedit.exe) in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VirtualDJ
- MAC OS X: ./Users/{username}/Library/Preferences/com.atomixproductions.virtualdj.plist
'''For Power Users''' who have changed the location of their My Documents from the default Microsoft setting, your new/copied files are stored there in the VirtualDJ folder. To check, right-click on the My Document icon and look at the property setting for Target.
If upgrading VirtualDJ, the default application path stays the same and the application configuration, plug-in, skins, database files, and support files are copied to appropriate location listed above.
Also, if possible; you should have your COMPLETE gig ready computer setup connected before launching version 5 for the first time, so VirtualDJ can build the entire database based on the database from version 4.x.
The Core VirtualDJ Database is titled - VirtualDJ Database v5.xml
The VirtualDJ Database system segments the database to each drive attached to the system. Each additional database file will be found on the ROOT of that drive and is titled – VirtualDJ Local Database.xml
Upgrade Note: Because of the ‘split’ database files and depending on the size of the previous database XML, the FIRST LAUNCH of VirtualDJ after upgrading may act like it has stopped at the applications splash screen. Please be patient and look for activity on the hard drive(s). VirtualDJ is reading the prior version database and splitting the various entries across the respective hard drives of the system.
What is stored in the database files?
- Path to the file
- Analyzed data about the tracks
- ID3 tag Display Information
- Automix Information
The ‘split’ database files provide users of external hard drives the ability to COLD or HOT SWAP drives between single and/or multiple systems. This allows for multiple DJs of a club or venue to utilize 1 VirtualDJ installation and not have different logins in order to maintain separate databases unique to each DJ. The DJ can just walk in, plug in the external device and begin playing.
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