Q220969: INFO: Description of Files in the DATA Directory

Article: Q220969
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0,4.0a,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600
Last Modified: 01-MAY-2001

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0, 6.0 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY
=======

The following files can be found in the \Data directory for your Microsoft
Visual SourceSafe Server Installation (versions 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x):

- Names.dat

- Rights.dat

- Status.dat

- UM.dat

- Version.dat

The following list of files and folders are new for version 6.0:

- CRCS.dat

- Labels (Folder)

MORE INFORMATION
================

Following is a brief description for each of the files listed above:

Names.Dat:
Names.dat stores the namespace information for a file.

Rights.dat:
The Rights.dat file has a list of rights assignments for each user issued through
the Administrator utility either under Rights by Project or Rights Assignment
for User on the Tools menu.

Status.dat:
The Status.dat file is used to optimize the GUI interface. There is a 4 byte
entry in this file for every item in Visual SourceSafe.

UM.dat:
UM.dat stores the users' names, their encrypted passwords, and whether the user
has read-only or read-write permissions. This file also contains a 2-byte
representation of the database version used by the Visual SourceSafe Explorer.

Version.dat:
Version.dat stores a 2-byte version number of the database used by the Analyze
utility.

CRCS.dat
CRCS.dat contains CRC information for items in the database.

Labels (Folder):
The Labels folder contains the Label information for every labeled item in the
Visual SourceSafe database.

REFERENCES
==========

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q168248 INFO: Description of SourceSafe .DAT files

Additional query words: rebuild rebuilding fix error

======================================================================
Keywords          : kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600 kbSSafe400 kbSSafe400a kbSSafe500
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,4.0a,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

=============================================================================

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1986-2002.