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Incorrect blindata.ini File Location

The problem was noticed when Blindata.exe was run for the first time and there was no blindata.ini file beside it.
In fact 'C:\Program Files (x86)' is a system folder and it is protected by special rules with regard to last Windows OS versions (probably it has started from Windows 7).
If to run Blindata.exe as usually (do not use right click > Run as administrator), it has a read access only to 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Ball Software\Blindata' by default.
In this case it creates blindata.ini file in the 'VirtualStore' folder and uses 'c:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files(x86) path (please note that some folders are hidden) instead of 'C:\Program Files (x86)'. That is why 'blindata.ini' is created by a wrong path.
There are two ways for resolving it:
1. Run Blindata as administrator for the first time.
2. Before the first Blindata.exe running, to change the permissions for C:\Program Files (x86)\Ball Software\Blindata folder adding full access for the 'Users' group.
In the both cases above Blindata should create blindata.ini file in the correct path.

But if blindata.ini file already exists in the wrong folder (c:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files(x86)), it should be removed.
After that, Blindata will use blindata.ini file from the correct folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Ball Software\Blindata) and the problem should be resolved.