OpenCPN Installation

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Software

Download your version of OpenCPN here

(#log-config)

Location of Important Files. Log and config files.

For example, the C:\ProgramData folder is by default hidden in Windows 7. Here's how to get to it. To access it you need to un-hide it by doing the following:

  1. Go to Control Panel > Folder Options
  2. Switch to View tab
  3. Select “Show hidden files, folders and drives”.
  4. Unselect “Hide extensions for know file types” to get this state:

Now you will be able to find your logfile.

On Mac OS X , the logfile, “opencpn.log” , is in / Users/ “user name” /Library/Logs/ and the “opencpn.ini ” is in the / Users/ “user name” /Library/Preferences/opencpn/ directory.