Installation Default Directory: Windows

Administrative rights are required to install and uninstall Thermo‑Calc.

Windows User Type	Default Directory
Administrator	The Thermo‑Calc program is installed here: Program Files\Thermo‑Calc\<version> The default folders where documents, materials files, examples, and other folders that sometimes require additional licenses are installed under Public Documents for ALL USERS. For a local user these files are copied to the user’s Documents folder where this local copy is associated to the user login. The Public Documents folder always contains the original set of contents as per the installation. C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Thermo‑Calc\<version> After installing Thermo‑Calc, and when you first open the program, the set of folders is copied from the source Public Documents location into a user Documents folder: C:\Users\<user>\Documents\Thermo‑Calc\<version> It is recommended that you work with the files that are copied to the user folder. In some cases when an interim software update is installed there is also a backup folder created in this folder. For details, see Updating the Software for Interim Releases.
Server network	This section is applicable to installations involving a license file activation type. This licensing method is gradually being replaced by the user credentials activation type starting with Thermo‑Calc 2025a. License software installations on a server network (the License Manager software) C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel\Sentinel RMS License Manager\WinNT\

Windows User Type

Default Directory

Administrator

The Thermo‑Calc program is installed here:

Program Files\Thermo‑Calc\<version>

The default folders where documents, materials files, examples, and other folders that sometimes require additional licenses are installed under Public Documents for ALL USERS.

For a local user these files are copied to the user’s Documents folder where this local copy is associated to the user login. The Public Documents folder always contains the original set of contents as per the installation.

C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Thermo‑Calc\<version>

After installing Thermo‑Calc, and when you first open the program, the set of folders is copied from the source Public Documents location into a user Documents folder:

C:\Users\<user>\Documents\Thermo‑Calc\<version>

It is recommended that you work with the files that are copied to the user folder.

In some cases when an interim software update is installed there is also a backup folder created in this folder. For details, see Updating the Software for Interim Releases.

Server network

This section is applicable to installations involving a license file activation type. This licensing method is gradually being replaced by the user credentials activation type starting with Thermo‑Calc 2025a.

License software installations on a server network (the License Manager software)

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel\Sentinel RMS License Manager\WinNT\