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      aturtur
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      Hi, I have noticed that sometimes there's multiple different preferences folders under AppData/Roaming/MAXON folder.

      For example:
      Maxon Cinema 4D 2023_BCDB4759
      Maxon Cinema 4D 2023_BCDB4759_p
      Maxon Cinema 4D 2023_BCDB4759_w
      Maxon Cinema 4D 2023_BCDB4759_x

      The folder without any suffix is certainly what the stand-alone Cinema 4D software uses. But what are the others, what are their purpose and is there even more different options?

      I guess that "_p" is made by c4dpy.exe, since it appeared when I installed some 3rd party Python libraries with it.

      "_x" might have popped out when using "Commandline.exe" version of Cinema 4D. Not sure, just assuming.

      No idea where "_w" came from.

      I would appreciate if someone would explain these for me.

      Cheers,
      Arttu

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        ferdinand @aturtur
        last edited by ferdinand

        Hello @aturtur,

        Thank you for reaching out to us. These preference folders are indeed for the different apps associated with a Cinema 4D installation. In the Python Libraries manual I have documented their purpose in more detail, alongside the other paths relevant for Python in Cinema 4D.

        Cheers,
        Ferdinand

        MAXON SDK Specialist
        developers.maxon.net

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          aturtur
          last edited by

          Hi @ferdinand,

          Thank you for the quick reply. This answers all my questions!

          Cheers,
          Arttu

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