Imatest stores a number of utility files in a directory created upon installation. This location is where the default INI file is stored (users may later redirect Imatest software to source from a different INI file), and thus is often referred to as the default INI file folder.
Imatest needs read/write permission to this directory location at runtime to operate.
Folder Location
In the table below, <user> indicates the username of the computer account which installed the Imatest software.
| Operating System | Default INI Folder location |
| Windows | C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Imatest |
| macOS | /Users/<user>/Library/Application Support/Imatest |
| Linux (Ubuntu) | /home/<user>/.imatest |
Finding the Default INI Folder in Master
By default for each of the operating systems listed above, these folder locations are hidden and thus may be a little hard to navigate to in a file browser.
If you are using Imatest Master, one easy way to find this folder location is with the File > Open INI Folder menu selection.
(Note: this only works if you have not re-directed Imatest to point to another INI file in a different folder. If you have, use the main window INI File > Select INI File… menu selection to reset to default location first.)
Folder Contents
- Your imatest-v2.ini settings file
- Session log files
- Resources subdirectory containing
- Color/tone reference value files
- Reference images for dead leaves cross analysis
- Arbitrary Charts chart definition samples
- INI Monitor output HTML files
- Test Manger test plan files