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* In the client preference window, click on **Settings > Page 2**
* Add the name of a world profile, e.g. **valhalla**
* Click the **Set list** button
* When you next open the Connections window, *Valhalla* will appear at the top of the list

###<a name="4.9.2">4.9.2 Enabling/disabling logfiles</a>

Axmud can write a number of different logfiles simultaneously.

Logging is turned off by default. You can use the client preference window to turn it on and to specify which kinds of logfile to write.

* In the client preference window, click on **Logs > Page 1**
* Click the first checkbutton (**Enable logging in general**)
* Now click on **Page 3**
* Use the combo (pull-down) box to select a type of logfile, and then click the **Toggle** button to enable or disable it


Axmud stores all of its data in a directory (folder) called **axmud-data**. This directory can be found somewhere in your usual home directory (on MS Windows, it's called something like 'Documents').

These are not the only logfiles Axmud can write; each world profile specifies its own logfiles.

* Open the world profile's edit window using **;editworld**
* Click on **Settings > Page 12**
* Use the combo box and the **Toggle** button to enable/disable logfiles

###<a name="4.9.3">4.9.3 Changing system message colours</a>

Axmud displays its system messages in bright yellow by default. If you find this uncomfortable, the colour is easily changed.

* In the client preference window, click on **Colours > Page 4**
* Find the line labelled **System message colour**
* Use the combo (drop-down) box to choose a new colour
    * Bold (bright) colours are in CAPITAL LETTERS

##<a name="4.10">4.10 The session preference window</a>

The session preference window can be opened from the main window menu (click **Edit > Session preferences...**), or by using a client command:

        ;editsession
        ;eds

In the next Section we'll use this window to create and modify triggers, aliases and so on.

##<a name="4.11">4.11 The quick preference window</a>

A few of the most common configuration options have been grouped together in a single window.

        ;editquick
        ;edq

##<a name="4.12">4.12 Storing data</a>

Axmud stores data files in a location that depends on your system, and also on how you installed Axmud on that system.

If you want to stored data in a different location - on a USB stick, or an external hard drive, for example - you can use this command:

        ;setdatadirectory
        ;sdd

If you use Axmud on multiple devices - a desktop and a laptop, for example - you can set the location to a network drive that both devices can access.

Note that you shouldn't use both devices simultaneously - if you try, Axmud on one device will arbitrarily overwrite filed saved by Axmud on the other device.

(If you don't have your own network drive, or don't know how to set one up, you might like to use a commerical service like [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com)).

If you want to make a backup copy of the data directory - a wise decision, in many cases - you can do that manually, or you can use a client command.

This command will create a backup copy of the entire data directory:

        ;backupdata
        ;bud

When you're ready to restore files from the backup, you can do it manually, or use the client command:

        ;restoredata
        ;rsd

If you want to make periodic backups, you could use the **;autobackup** command, but it's probably easier to use the client preference window, for example:

* In the main window menu, click **Edit > Axmud preferences... > Client > Page 5**
* In the **Perform auto-backup** box, select **At regular intervals, when Axmud shuts down**
* Click the **Set method** button
* Click **OK** to close the window

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