Here is what I put out I guess in the wrong area? .. its kinda convoluted as I am fatigued
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I give up,,,,,I had all working just fine and I wanted to create a new part....great....but then things got really out of hand...and I do not get it. I created 2 or 3 libraries...but i could not seem to find the footprint ( .mod file) from vendor wherever it was suppose to go....so, after doing part 7 of the help manual over and over again with no luck... every time I wanted ti create that new part, the create part editor kept calling those failed libraries I don't want anymore....So I delete all of Kicad thinking ..OK, I will finally get track to ground zero...but no, KiCAD kept looking for the libraries I don't want. I can't delete them.I guess, make a fatal error of deleting the .lib files for those parts...so the creation of a new part gets to be a real nuisance as it always stops and say "Hey look we cant find any aliases...etc" Boy....unreal. Now I have no idea about these shared files but right now, they are still in there and useless. I have uninstalled/reinstalled 3 times and each time I do it, KiCAD screams at me as I try to create something that the aliases for those 3 libraries are missing\. I can click past that but good lord, how the heck does one get rid of those lib files I created. I have searched across the drive after an uninstall with wild cards and deleted everything tied to KiCAD and the project name... and I get the message KiCAD completely uninstalled or is it????...well, I have no idea what to do with this error every time I try to create a new symbol....odd how I can't delete something I created.....extremely frustrating....and as a new comer, the folder structure would be a lot better with a power point showing default paths, showing what in the world is happening and where is it going ...5 hours down the drain\. Funny my Orcad suite before they sold out was the same way...file management needs to be shown not only in words but pictorially...KiCAD with 3D viewer and the Freecad plug in was fine..got it all working but something went nuts AND I AM sure it was me. The Help manual doesn't line up with the latest version but its close. If there is a flow chart and program interactions shown in the chart for the default install, that would be great...it would certainly help. It only needs to be done regarding file management and the generation or placing of files.??
Sorry for the venting but after 5 hours, I am just fatigued as it approaches 3:45 AM here in Texas.
So here is the takeaway..(1) why can't I reinstall? KICAD and have it behave as if I never had it,...this is the oddest thing since the uninstall says completely removed....obviously I don't get....or (2) how does one delete the dopey lib files I created when using the symbol library editor. They just never go away,
Recommendation to the writers regarding file management.....the? manuals appear to be a great effort but when generating or placing files for the program to run, a flow diagram w/program interaction is really needed"
Thanks for any assistance
Jay
Jkobelin at gmail dot com
