Spool Folder Location

 

The Spool Folder holds the incoming print jobs. The Spool Folder Location is depending on the operating system.

 

On Windows Servers 2025/2022/2019/2016/2012 R2:

On Windows Desktop 10/8/7

C:\ProgramData\Black Ice Software LLC\BiLPDManager\BiLPDSpooler

 

On XP, 2003:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Black Ice Software LLC\BiLPDManager\ BiLPDSpooler

 

To change the default Spool Folder Location, please click on the Browse button on the General Settings Tab.

 

Select the new folder location that you need to use and click OK.

The Spooler Folder will have a separate directory for each configured queue name.

For example, if the BiLPDManager has two queues configured, named Queue1, and Queue2, then the print jobs printed to Queue1 will be placed in the <BiLPDManager Spooler folder>\Queue1, while the print jobs printed to Queue2 will be placed in the <BiLPDManager Spooler folder>\Queue2.

 

To delete files from the Queue directories, please click on the Delete Files button.

NOTE: Clicking the Delete Files button will stop the BiLPDService, clear the Spool Folder, and then automatically restart the BiLPDService.

 

References in INI file:

                                INI file location:

                                                %PROGRAMDATA%\Black Ice Software LLC\BiLPDManager\BiLPDManager.ini

                                Section:

                                                General_Settings

                                Key:

                                                Spool_Folder_Location

                                                Default value:

                                                                %PROGRAMDATA%\Black Ice Software LLC\BiLPDManager\BiLPD Spooler