Folders and Registry Keys Created During Installation

Historian provides a single install program on a DVD or ISO with options that install each system component.

The following table provides the information about installation locations of various Historian components regarding their root file path and root registry path from Historian 7.0 SP6 onwards.

ComponentFile pathRegistry path
Alarm Archiver <installation drive>:\Program Files\Proficy\Proficy Historian\x86\Server HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\ Intellution, Inc.\iHistorian\Services\AlarmArchiver
Client Tools <installation drive>:\Program Files\Proficy\Proficy Historian\x86\<Client tool name> None
Collectors – 32 bit<installation drive>:\Program Files (x86)\GE Digital\<collector name>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\ GE Digital\iHistorian\Services\<collector name>
Collectors – 64 bit<installation drive>:\Program Files\GE Digital\<collector name>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GE Digital\iHistorian\Services\<collector name>
The iFIX collector and the iFIX Alarms and Events collector - 32 bit C:\Program Files\GE\iFIX HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\ Intellution, Inc.\iHistorian\Services\<collector name>
The OPC Classic DA collector and the OPC Classic Alarms and Events collector – 32 bit <installation drive>:\Program Files (x86)\GE Digital\<collector name> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\ Intellution, Inc.\iHistorian\Services\<collector name>
HelpC:\Program Files\Proficy\Proficy Historian\ProficyDocNone
Historian Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) tools - both 32 bit and 64 bit
  • C:\Program Files\GE Digital\Historian ETL Extract
  • C:\Program Files\GE Digital\Historian ETL PI Extract
  • C:\Program Files\GE Digital\Historian ETL Load
  • C:\Program Files\GE Digital\Historian ETL Transform
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GE Digital\Historian ETL Extract
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GE Digital\Historian ETL PI Extract
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GE Digital\Historian ETL Load
Historian Web-based Clients
  • C:\Program Files\GE
  • C:\Program Files\GE
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GE Digital
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GE
Remote Collector Management - 32 bit and 64 bit C:\Program Files\GE Digital\Historian Remote Management Agents\Collector HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GE Digital\Historian Remote Management Agents\Collector Manager
The Historian server <installation drive>:\Program Files\Proficy\Proficy Historian\x64\Server HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Intellution, Inc.\iHistorian\Services