Where Does Phenix Store Data?
Phenix keeps crystallography project data in directories you choose, with prefs in config. Mirror directory trees across machines.
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Phenix organizes work into project directories you create. Inputs, outputs and logs live inside them. App preferences persist separately in per-OS config folders.
Treat project dirs as portable only with inputs alongside. Absolute paths inside break on careless moves. Copy whole trees with matching layouts for clean transfers between machines.
Where Phenix stores this, by platform
Project directories wherever created (prefs in ~/.config)
Project dirs wherever created with inputs inside. Prefs in per-OS config. Mirror trees when moving machines.
Project directories wherever created (prefs in %APPDATA%)
Same project directory workflow on every OS. Keep input paths stable.
Project directories wherever created (prefs in ~/Library)
Same project directory workflow. Confirm prefs path in-app across versions.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move a Phenix project?
Copy the whole project directory plus inputs to matching paths. Results reference inputs by location. Prefs rebuild when missing.
Refinement outputs missing. Where are they?
Check the project directory for inputs, outputs and logs first. Missing maps usually mean input paths changed. Keep directory trees identical across machines.
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