= Brainstorm architecture =
== Brainstorm folders ==
Some more explanations about files and folders.<<BR>>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__'''.