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20. File management
20.1. Workspaces
BehavePlus has a proscribed file system structure; all files must be located in specific subdirectories. The parent
directory of this file structure and all its subdirectories and files are collectively known as a Workspace.
A Workspace is a complete subdirectory tree containing all required BehavePlus files plus any additional Worksheet, Run, Fuel Model, Moisture Scenario, Units Set, or screen capture files saved by the user. A Workspace
corresponds to a single BehavePlus project, and each BehavePlus project should have its own Workspace.
Workspaces are created with either the File > Workspaces > New workspace or Clone current
workspace commands.
When BehavePlus is first installed it has a single Workspace called the "DefaultDataFolder". This is the default
current Workspace every time BehavePlus is started.
We recommend you create a new Workspace using the File > Workspaces > New Workspace command
for every BehavePlus project you're working on. A project can be a collection of fire behavior projections for a
wildfire or a fuels analysis for an environmental impact statement. The new, “pristine” Workspace is automatically populated with all example Worksheets, example Runs, and standard and predefined custom fuel models
just like the DefaultDataFolder Workspace.
Alternatively, you may clone an existing Workspace with the File > Workspaces >Clone current workspace command to copy all of the current Workspace into a new Workspace, including all Run, Units Sets,
custom Fuel Models, and custom Moisture Scenarios.
The Workspace concept provides the following benefits:
• All files pertaining to a specific training class, fire situation, or other project are segregated into their own
file structure.
• Workspaces are easily backed up or copied onto removable media using either the File > Workspaces
> Clone current workspace command or Windows Explorer.
• BehavePlus has self-validation tests and informs you whenever it is missing required files.
• BehavePlus knows where to find all custom Fuel Models and Moisture Scenarios and include them in
Guide Button dialog boxes.
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