Maintenance > CommCat Folders

The CommCat working files (databases and settings files) are kept in your My Documents\COMMSOFT\CommCat folder. The following folders are used by CommCat:

Folder Name	Contents	Backup?
ADIF	Staging folder for ADIF uploads and downloads (including LoTW)	No
Award	Award Submission Templates	No
Audio	Audio clips for announcements	No
Backup	Optional backup directory	Move to independent backup
BMPs	Images used in CommCat windows	No
Databases	Log, spotlist, spotter distance, band plan, US county, and antenna databases	Log database can be backed up from within CommCat either manually or automatically. Band plan should be backed up if you make any changes to the Band Plan. The Antenna database should be backed up if you set up antenna and rotor information. Back up the spotlist database to save your rules and actions.
FCC Data	FCC Amateur Data for the US. This folder is empty unless you have downloaded and installed the FCC database.	No
GoList	Optional GoList database	No
Help	CommCat Help files	No
HTML	Work area for HTML processing	No
Logs	Various CommCat diagnostic logs	No
Maps	Geographic Map files	No
QSL	QSL and Label designs and files	Optional
Scans	Scan Set files for DX Tracker window	Optional

CommCat static files (program and data) are normally found in C:\Program Files\COMMSOFT\CommCat. During installation it is possible to locate these files and folders in a different place. The following folders are used:

Folder Name	Contents	Backup?
Bar Resources	Design settings for the CommCat toolbars	No
CleanDB	"Start over" databases	No
Controls	Extra programs used by CommCat	No
Help	CommCat Help files	No
Styles	Data to create CommCat's style templates	No

About CommCat Databases

All CommCat databases are compatible with Microsoft Access '97. It is possible to open, but not modify, these databases with later versions of Access. Do not change the structure of the tables found in the CommCat databases by adding columns or modifying existing columns or indexes.