INFO: Description of Files in the \SS\DATA Directory

 Last reviewed: February 28, 1997
Article ID: Q131450
3.04 3.10 4.00 5.00 | 3.04 3.10 4.00 5.00 | 3.04 3.10 4.00 | 3.04 3.10 
WINDOWS             | WINDOWS NT          | MS-DOS         | MACINTOSH
kbenv

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, versions 3.04, 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 3.04, 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS, versions 3.04, 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh, versions 3.04, 3.1

The following is a list of the file names and descriptions for those files located in the \DATA directory for SourceSafe version 3.x: 

AAAAAAAA.CNT   Last Filename used by SourceSafe
MACNAME.DAT    Long filename information
RIGHTS.DAT     User rights information
STATUS.DAT     Date/Checkout information for files
UM.DAT         User information: User Names, Passwords, Serial Numbers
VERSION.DAT    Database version information
The following lists the same information for Visual SourceSafe version 4.0. 

AAAAAAAA.CNT   Last Filename used by SourceSafe
NAMES.DAT      Short (8.3 format) filename information
RIGHTS.DAT     User rights information
STATUS.DAT     Cached Date/Checkout information for files
UM.DAT         User information: User Names, Passwords, Serial Numbers
VERSION.DAT    Database version information

XXXXXXXX       Logfile for files and projects
XXXXXXXX.A     File and project contents
XXXXXXXX.B

KBCategory: kbenv
KBSubcategory: SourceSafe ss3 vss vbwin SS SRCSAFE
Additional reference words: 3.10 4.00 5.00
Keywords : SourceSafe SRCSAFE SS ss3 vbwin vss kbenv
Version : 3.04 3.10 4.00 5.00 | 3.04 3.10
Platform : MACINTOSH MS-DOS NT WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 28, 1997
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