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

ID: Q131450

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 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

SUMMARY

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      Long (greater than 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

Additional query words: 4.00 5.00

Keywords : kbenv kbSSafe kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe310 kbSSafe300
Version : MACINTOSH:3.04,3.1; MS-DOS:3.04,3.1; WINDOWS:3.04,3.1,4.0,5.0; winnt:3.04,3.1
Platform : MACINTOSH MS-DOS WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbinfo