Bug #40538 data folder missing after install Mysql 5.1.29

• Submitted: 6 Nov 2008 2:08
• Modified: 19 Nov 2008 15:31
• Reporter: Thomas Lee
• Status: Not a Bug
• Category: MySQL Server: Installing
• Severity: S2 (Serious)
• Version: 5.1.29
• OS: Windows (XP Profess. SP 2)
• CPU Architecture: Any
• Tags: Missing data folder after install server

[6 Nov 2008 2:08] Thomas Lee

Description:
Installed Mysql 5.1.29, cant find data folder in /Mysql/mysql 5.1. Try install 
"typical" or "complete" package have same result.
But same installation in old XP professional with SP2 ok.

How to repeat:
DL from your site and install in XP profess. Ver 2002 with SP2 will show it

[6 Nov 2008 4:30] Valeriy Kravchuk

This is a documented change in 5.1.24 and newer versions. Read http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-24.html:

"To address the problem, on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, the datafiles and data file configuration are now set to the Microsoft recommended AppData  folder. The AppData folder is typically located within the user's home directory."

[13 Nov 2008 16:27] Thomas Lee

Please see attached file. The Appdata folder is for MS outlook not mysql 5.1

[13 Nov 2008 17:07] Thomas Lee

Data folder for Mysql 5.1

Attachment: Doc1-c.doc (application/msword, text), 79.00 KiB.

[19 Nov 2008 15:31] Thomas Lee

After I copy my old data folder to /Thomas/ApplicationData, then go to Admistration browser, but dont see any db shown. Then I try copy individual db
file to it,still didnt show in browser either.