Set Lotus Notes Standard 8.x or Higher to Run in Basic Mode

Mindwatering Incorporated

Author: Tripp Black

Created: 11/23/2009 at 03:42 PM

 

Category:
Using Lotus Notes
Changing Preferences

Issue:
You would like to install HCL Notes Standard but make it start in Basic mode.
(For lack of memory reasons usually.)

Note:
If the Notes client was installed with "multi-user" mode (default if not using the Admin/Designer installation program), the notes.ini is in the user's private folder.
MS Windows:
e.g. c:\Users\<osusername>\AppData\Local\Notes\data
macOS:
Macintosh HD --> Users --> <osusername> --> Library --> ApplicationSupport --> Lotus Notes Data

If the installation was "single user" mode such as with the Admin/Designer installation, the data folder is under the program folder.


Solution:
1. Edit the notes.ini.
2. Add the following entry and save the change:
UseBasicNotes=1
3. Restart Notes if running, otherwise just start it like you normally would.

To no longer have Notes run in Basic mode, either set the ini variable UseBasicNotes=0, or remove the line from the notes.ini.


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