RouteBuddy Files

There may be times when we ask you to delete or move certain files on your computer, the following will tell you where you will find the files.

Maps - Where do I find my installed maps?

On the Mac:

• ~/Library/Application Support/RouteBuddy/Maps

• /Library/Application Support/RouteBuddy/Maps

The first is user-specfic, the second is common to all users.

On Windows:

Windows XP

• C:\Documents and Settings\<<username>>\My Documents\RouteBuddy\Maps
• C:\Documents and Settings\<<username>>\Local Settings\Application Data\RouteBuddy\Maps

Windows Vista

• C:\Users\<<username>>\Documents\RouteBuddy\Maps
• C:\Users\<<username>>\AppData\Local\RouteBuddy\Maps

Windows 7

• C:\Users\<<username>>\My Documents\RouteBuddy\Maps
• C:\Users\<<username>>\AppData\Local\RouteBuddy\Maps

Note that the location of the user’s home folder has varied on each OS, as has the name of the My Documents and AppData folders.

If you prefer, advanced users can move their Maps folder into AppData and RouteBuddy will also load maps from this location. If RouteBuddy sees a Maps folder under AppData, it will also stop auto-creating a folder under My Documents (thus allowing these users to keep the application data separate from their own documents).

What map formats are supported?
Maps in the 2.0 file format are supported by RouteBuddy 3.x; maps in the 1.0 and 1.1 file formats are not supported, since these file formats used Mac-specific APIs in their data.

Only 2009.01 and 2012.11 road maps, and any raster maps, are supported by RouteBuddy 3.0.

Users with older road maps will need to remain on RouteBuddy 2.6 or purchase new maps to be able to use RouteBuddy 3.x or 4.x

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Licences - Where are my licences stored?

Your licences and the preference/options settings you choose for RouteBuddy are stored as follows

On the Mac:

• com.routebuddy.routebuddy.plist

In Windows

Windows does not store your licences or option settings in a file as such, they are part of a database called "the registry"
This can be accessed by running a program called Regedit and the RouteBuddy part is held within:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/RouteBuddy

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Library - Where is my database stored?

Your database contains all the geodata that you add i.e. waypoints, tracks and routes. It is important that you back this up regularly.

On the Mac:

• ~/Library/Application Support/RouteBuddy/RouteBuddy Library.db3

Mac OS X - Lion

Please note that with Mac OS X Lion access of the Library is via the "Go" Menu. 

Hold the Alt key down just before you click on the “Go” menu item, the menu below "Go" with then show "Library"
The other nice thing about the Go menu is that after you have accessed ~/Library on multiple occasions, it will start to appear in the “Recent Folders” submenu for easy repeat access.

On Windows:

• Windows XP
  C:\Documents and Settings\<<username>>\Local Settings\Application Data\RouteBuddy\RouteBuddy Library.db3
• Windows Vista
  C:\Users\<<username>>\AppData\Local\RouteBuddy\RouteBuddy Library.db3
• Windows 7
  C:\Users\<<username>>\AppData\Local\RouteBuddy\RouteBuddy Library.db3

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The RouteBuddy map tile cache is stored:

On the Mac:

~/Library/Caches/RouteBuddy/Tiles.sq3

On Windows:

Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\<<username>>\Local Settings\Application Data\RouteBuddy\RouteBuddy Library.db3

Windows Vista
C:\Users\<<username>>\AppData\Local\RouteBuddy\RouteBuddy Library.db3

Windows 7
C:\Users\<<username>>\AppData\Local\RouteBuddy\RouteBuddy Library.db3

The RouteBuddy .db3 and .sq3 files should never be trashed or removed from your computer unless you wish to remove your whole database of geodata. 
We strongly recommend that you regularly back-up these files to external storage.

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How is the RouteBuddy Library upgraded from vsn 2.x to vsn 3.x?

Users on RouteBuddy 1.x should run RouteBuddy 2.6, which will upgrade their “My World.rub” to a “RouteBuddy Library.plist”. They can then run RouteBuddy 3.0, which will upgrade their “RouteBuddy Library.plist” to a “RouteBuddy Library.db3”.

Users on RouteBuddy 2.x should run RouteBuddy 3.0, which will upgrade their “RouteBuddy Library.plist” to a “RouteBuddy Library.db3”.

The formats used by each version are:

RouteBuddy 1.x used a “My World.rub” library file. This format can be upgraded by RouteBuddy 2.x, but is ignored by RouteBuddy 3.x (or higher).
RouteBuddy 2.x used a “RouteBuddy Library.plist” library file. This format can be upgraded by RouteBuddy 3.x (or higher).
RouteBuddy 3.x uses a “RouteBuddy Library.db3” library database. This format can only be read by RouteBuddy 3.x (or higher).

Where has my pre-vsn 3.5 database been stored?

On the Mac:

~/Library/Application Support/RouteBuddy/Previous Libraries/RouteBuddy Library yyyy-mm-dd.db3

On Windows:

• Windows XP
  C:\Documents and Settings\<<username>>\Local Settings\Application Data\RouteBuddy\Previous Libraries\RouteBuddy Library yyyy-mm-dd.db3
• Windows Vista
  C:\Users\<<username>>\AppData\Local\RouteBuddy\Previous Libraries\RouteBuddy Library yyyy-mm-dd.db3
• Windows 7
  C:\Users\<<username>>\AppData\Local\RouteBuddy\Previous Libraries\RouteBuddy Library yyyy-mm-dd.db3

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Storing map files on an external disk drive

You may want to store large maps on an external disk drive follow the instructions below to do this:

On the Mac:

Create and alias file in your /Library/Application Support/RouteBuddy/Maps folder which reference the file on the external hard disk drive.

On Windows:

In Windows 7 you can "tell" the OS that the "My Documents" folder resides in another location than the default Windows location.
The folder "My Documents" and it's contents is moved to another drive e.g. from C:\Users\Username\My Documents to E:\User\My Documents.
By moving the folder "My Documents" you also move the RouteBuddy folder including RoutBuddy\Maps