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Noteman says: Finale 2014.5 is not supported on Windows XP.

Finale components are installed to various locations on your hard drive depending on their function and required accessibility. Because there may be multiple user accounts on the same computer, Finale installs all customizable files (i.e., files that each user may want to edit individually) to a common folder. When Finale is launched, files are copied from this common location to a user-specific location for the account currently logged in.

Windows XP

File locations

Noteman says: Finale must be installed on the hard drive that has been assigned the drive letter C:. Installing Finale on a different drive or partition can lead to unstable operation and is not supported.

Installation directory: C:Program FilesFinale 2014

Common folder: C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication DataMakeMusicFinale 2014

User folder: C:Documents and Settings[your account]Application DataMakeMusicFinale 2014

Program directory files

File	Subfolder	Description
Finale.exe	[root]	The Finale application
Finale Read Me.rtf	[root]	Document containing important information about running Finale, interface changes, new features, and fixes
synthgms.sf2	Audio Support	SmartMusic SoftSynth General MIDI SoundFont [default for MIDI playback] (see SoundFonts)
SoftSynth.soundmap and GIFF.soundmap	Data	Sound maps (for Score Manager)
privpol.txt	Data	MakeMusic Privacy Policy
[various]	Help Files	Local version of the Finale 2014 User Manual, Finale 2014Quick Reference GuideThe printed and electronic versions of the Finale Quick Reference Guide accompany all new Finale purchases. Only the electronic version is included with Finale upgrades. The printed guide includes both Mac and Windows versions.
[various]	Music Files	Exercises, Tutorial files, Worksheets, and Repertoire
[various].FXT (see Plug-in filenames)	Plug-ins	Finale plug-ins (the folder structure here determines how plug-ins appear in the Plug-ins menu)

Common/user folder files

File	Subfolder	Description
MacSymbolFonts.txt	Configuration Files	Font list of custom music/symbol fonts (see Configuring MacSymbolFonts.txt)
pagesizes.txt	Configuration Files	Listing of default page sizes and margins (see Configuring Pagesizes.txt)
keymaps.txt	Configuration Files	Listing of customized Simple Entry shortcut sets and Speedy Entry key maps
Soundmaps.settings	Configuration Files	Listing of sound map priority
[various].XML	FinaleScript	FinaleScript scripts (the folder structure here determines how scripts appear in the FinaleScript plug-in)
[various].FAN	Font Annotation	Character mappings for music fonts (see Font Annotation)
[various].LIB	Libraries	Finale library files (see Finale libraries)
Garritan Instruments for Finale.XML General MIDI.XML SmartMusic SoftSynth.XML Tapspace Drumline for Finale.XML	MIDI Device Annotation	Percussion MIDI maps
[various]	Music Files	Default documents, Document Styles, Templates
ARIA Player VST_x86.dll and softsynth_vst.dll	VST Support	VST plug-ins

Windows Vista/7/8/10

File locations

Program directory: C:Program Files (x86)Finale 2014 (or Finale 2014.5) [64-bit systems] or C:Program FilesFinale 2014 (or Finale 2014.5) [32-bit systems]

Common folder: C:ProgramDataMakeMusicFinale 2014 (or Finale 2014.5)

User folder: C:Users[your account]AppDataRoamingMakeMusicFinale 2014 (or Finale 2014.5)

Program directory files

File	Subfolder	Description
Finale.exe	[root]	The Finale application
Finale Read Me.rtf	[root]	Document containing important information about running Finale, interface changes, new features, and fixes
synthgms.sf2	Audio Support	SmartMusic SoftSynth General MIDI SoundFont [default for MIDI playback] (see SoundFonts)
SoftSynth.soundmap and GIFF.soundmap	Data	Sound maps (for Score Manager)
privpol.txt	Data	MakeMusic Privacy Policy
[various]	Help Files	Local version of the Finale 2014 User Manual, Finale 2014Quick Reference GuideThe printed and electronic versions of the Finale Quick Reference Guide accompany all new Finale purchases. Only the electronic version is included with Finale upgrades. The printed guide includes both Mac and Windows versions.
[various]	Music Files	Exercises, Tutorial files, Worksheets, and Repertoire
[various].FXT (see Plug-in filenames)	Plug-ins	Finale plug-ins (the folder structure here determines how plug-ins appear in the Plug-ins menu)

Common/user folder files

File	Subfolder	Description
MacSymbolFonts.txt	Configuration Files	Font list of custom music/symbol fonts (see Configuring MacSymbolFonts.txt)
pagesizes.txt	Configuration Files	Listing of default page sizes and margins (see Configuring Pagesizes.txt)
keymaps.txt	Configuration Files	Listing of customized Simple Entry shortcut sets and Speedy Entry key maps
Soundmaps.settings	Configuration Files	Listing of sound map priority
[various].XML	FinaleScript	FinaleScript scripts (the folder structure here determines how scripts appear in the FinaleScript plug-in)
[various].FAN	Font Annotation	Character mappings for music fonts (see Font Annotation)
[various].LIB	Libraries	Finale library files (see Finale libraries)
Garritan Instruments for Finale.XML General MIDI.XML SmartMusic SoftSynth.XML Tapspace Drumline for Finale.XML	MIDI Device Annotation	Percussion MIDI maps
[various]	Music Files	Default documents, Document Styles, Templates
ARIA Player VST_x86.dll and softsynth_vst.dll	VST Support	VST plug-ins

Mac OS X

File locations

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