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Kaalki2
Kaalki2
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November 28, 2014
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Can I change the path of the Personal Dictionary for FM 12?

  • November 28, 2014
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I'd like to be able to sync the personal dictionary between my desktop and laptop computers. Can I put the personal dictionary file in a Dropbox folder, for example?

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    Bob_Niland
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    Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
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    November 28, 2014

    One place to look would be in your personal .ini file,

    C:\Documents and Settings\<uid>\Application Data\Adobe\FrameMaker\<release#>\maker.ini

    If you don't see anything obvious there, investigate virtualizing the user.dct itself, found also in:

    C:\Documents and Settings\<uid>\Application Data\Adobe\FrameMaker\<release#>\user.dct

    Actual path and file name may vary with OS and FM version.

    Windows might provide a file shortcut, mount point, or some other Active Directory means of turning a file, or heck, the whole directory, into something that points at Dropbox.

    You say "cloud".

    I say "cloud burst".

    We see headlines at least monthly on cloud storage horror stories.

    Be sure to back up that .dct.

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