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Where does Sticky Notes store its data?

February 23, 2008 3:52:48 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums
I just wiped my system and am in the process of reinstalling and putting things back in order.  I was using the Sticky Notes widget in DesktopX, but completely forgot to backup all my notes.

I did make a complete duplicate of my boot partition prior to reformatting it, so I'm hoping I can still get at the Sticky Notes data and extract my notes, but I'm not sure where to find it.  Can anyone help?

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Reply #1 February 25, 2008 1:44:49 AM
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Link to widget at WC?
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Reply #2 February 25, 2008 11:38:14 AM
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Zubaz, i have no idea what you're asking...
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Reply #3 February 25, 2008 11:40:23 AM
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Neither does he.....  
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Reply #4 February 25, 2008 12:03:38 PM
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Where did you get the sticky note widget?  URL?
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Reply #5 February 27, 2008 2:19:27 AM
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It came pre-installed with DesktopX. If you have DesktopX installed, the Sticky Notes executable is located in the widgets directory:
C:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\DesktopX\Widgets\Sticky Notes.exe
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Reply #6 February 27, 2008 9:00:38 AM
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Mine's gone!
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Reply #7 February 27, 2008 9:15:59 AM
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Hey...I don't have sticky notes.....  
I feel left out....  
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Reply #8 February 27, 2008 9:38:10 AM
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No sticky notes here either
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Reply #9 March 1, 2008 10:50:14 AM
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I had it a long time ago and the version I had stored the notes on your local drive or gave you a prompt I forget now. but if you wish to find them,try this;
Create a new note called biffs dilema or whatever. Then do a search for it.
It should turn up a file in the same location with a similar name.

good luck
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Reply #10 March 10, 2008 6:35:22 PM
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What version of DesktopX are you guys all using? I just did a fresh installation and the Sticky Notes widget is there. And, out of curiosity, if you don't have Sticky Notes preinstalled, what widgets do you have?
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Reply #11 March 10, 2008 10:33:13 PM
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3.49f[rc].017

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Reply #12 March 11, 2008 7:16:16 PM
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I'm using the current v3.2

If everyone else who doesn't have Sticky Notes preinstalled is using some sort of beta or RC, that may explain it. It's probable that they only include extras with the production releases.
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Reply #13 March 11, 2008 7:32:12 PM
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Jingles, you're a genius!
Per your suggestion, I found the Sticky Notes data located in:

C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local Settings\Application Data\Stardock\DesktopX\WidgetCache\Sticky Notes.exe\package2.ini

For future generations who may find this useful, the text for each note is contained within TEXT tags as follows:

TEXT
sample note text
!TEXT

... so if you just search for anything between TEXT and !TEXT, you'll find all your notes.
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