Installed files

Installation adds three types of files to the Helix Core Server host:

• Database files
• The Journal file
• The Helix Core Server binary

By default, the database files and the Journal file are placed in the server root directory (P4ROOT) of the Helix Core Server.

Eventually, as users and administrators work with Helix Core Server, other files are added to the root directory: archived files (also called depot files), checkpoint and rotated journal files, and log files (P4LOG).

Operating system	Location of Helix Core Server binary
Linux	Where the administrator puts it. Usually /usr/local/bin/p4d or, if installed via packages, /opt/perforce/bin/p4d.
macOS	Where the administrator puts it. Usually /usr/bin/p4d or /user/local/bin/p4d.
Windows	Where the administrator puts it. By default C:\Program Files\Perforce\Server\p4d.