Re: Location of output files

[Aaron Hill]

On 2020-07-29 10:54 am, Jenifer Tribe wrote:
> I've been using lilypond for some years, currently on windows10, and
> version 2.20.
> This directs the output to
> C:\Users\..\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Windows\SysWOW64.
> Is there a registry entry to change this?

This would appear to be a working directory issue.  Would you kindly 
confirm how you are invoking LilyPond?

It would seem you ran LilyPond from C:\Windows\System32.  However, 
LilyPond is a 32-bit process and would trigger WOW64 file system 
redirection, mapping the working directory to C:\Windows\SysWOW64.  Both 
system directories are protected and attempts to write to them trigger 
virtualization, mapping the effective working directory to the 
VirtualStore location you cited.

Running LilyPond from within the directory where your sources files live 
is the simplest option, assuming you want the output to sit along side 
the input.  Alternately, you can use the --output command-line option to 
be explicit about the target file or folder.


-- Aaron Hill