Gray's Notes for Virtual Places Newbies (and Others)

Problem Solving:

Avatar Saving and Retrieving

"I saved it, but it's not there!"

   When this happens, we may deduce that the AV did not get saved where the VP program expects to find it.   So first, where does VP expect to find it?   Most usually in a folder named Gallery, but we can find out for sure.   To do this, Click on Tools on the top bar, and then Preferences.   On the Preferences menu, click on the Directories tab.

   On the list of Directories we find the Personal Avatar Directory.   ("Directory" and "Folder" are the same thing.) The Personal AV folder is, indeed Gallery, which is inside the Folder Exts, which is inside VPlaces.   This is the usual situation, the one that is set up when VP is installed.   If you find something else, and someone else installed VP, then you may want to consult with him/her.

   Well, now you know where VP looks for your AV.   You just need to change folders before saving, until the Folder at the top of the Save Picture or Save Image menu matches VP's expectation.

Where Did I Save That AV?

   But where did that AV go, that you saved?   If you want the copy you saved, and if you know its file name, Windows can find it for you.

Click Start at the lower left of your screen, then on Find and then Files or Folders.   (or click Start and hit the F key twice). This gives you Windows' Find menu:

Here, check that Look in is C:/.   (You want to check the whole C: disk).     Then type the AV file name in the Named slot.   Where this file is found on disk C: will appear below.   In the example the AV sargent-8.gif is in C:/VPlaces.   We see that there is also a copy in a Windows temporary file.   This often happens, because the browser, in this case Internet Explorer, saved a copy while the AVs were being viewed.

   Often the location is too long to fit in the window, so only the first part can be read.   If that happens, (1) right-click on the icon at the beginning of the line, then (2) choose properties.   On the Properties screen, you can read the full location.

   Now you need only to move or copy the AV to the folder where it belongs.

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