The METHOD is a file containing all of the parameters used to obtain spectra, e.g. number of scans, resolution and spectral range.
The files are all stored in c:\first\cfg\scan and have the file extension .ini.
It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you create your own method, and save it with a unique name.
If you don't do this, it's likely that your files could be overwritten, or you could overwrite other people files.