Brainstorm architecture

Brainstorm folders

Some more explanations about files and folders.
Brainstorm needs different directories, please try not to put everything at the same place, it won't work:

• Program directory: "brainstorm3"

  • Contains all the program files: Matlab scripts, Java archives, documentation...
  • No user data in this folder: you can delete it and replace it with a new version, your data will be safe
  • Recommended location:

    • Windows: C:\Program Files\brainstorm3

    • Linux: /home/username/brainstorm3

    • MacOS: Documents/brainstorm3

• Database directory: "brainstorm_db"

  • Created by user.
  • Contains all the Brainstorm database files.
  • Managed automatically by the application: do not move, delete or add files by yourself.
  • Recommended location:

    • Windows: C:\Program Files\brainstorm_db

    • Linux: /home/username/brainstorm_db

    • MacOS: Documents/brainstorm_db

• User directory: ".brainstorm"

  • Created automatically at Brainstorm startup.
  • Contains the database structure and the temporary folders
  • Typical location:

    • Windows: C:\Documents and Settings\username\.brainstorm

    • Linux: /home/username/.brainstorm

  • Contains:

    • brainstorm.mat: Matlab matrix where the Brainstorm options and database structure are stored.

    • tmp/: temporary directory used by some of the Brainstorm functions. Cleaned each time Brainstorm is started

• Original data files:

  • Recordings and anatomies you acquired and you want to process with Brainstorm.

  • Put them wherever you want but not in any of the previous folders.