SP track files: Automatically saved?

[Yurgon]

I'm almost certain DCS used to automatically save tracks of the two previous SP flights somewhere in the installation directory. But now I can't seem to find any automatically saved SP tracks, neither in the installation directory C:\Program files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\ nor in Saved Games\DCS.

 

Was this feature removed, or am I just too stupid to find the tracks?

 

Note, I know that MP tracks are automatically saved in Saved Games\DCS\Tracks\Multiplayer, but that's not what I'm looking for and there don't seem to be any SP tracks, either.

[badbud]

Love to see an answer to this question?

BadBud

[Ironhand]

It just saves/writes a copy of the last mission you fly:

 

C:\Windows\Temp\DCS\LastMissionTrack.trk

 

Presumably this is the file that's renamed and saved elsewhere, when you click "Save Track" in the after-mission screen.

Edited July 26, 2015 by Ironhand
to clarify

[Yurgon]

It just saves/writes a copy of the last mission you fly:

 

C:\Windows\Temp\DCS\LastMissionTrack.trk

 

Presumably this is the file that's renamed and saved elsewhere, when you click "Save Track" in the after-mission screen.

 

Interesting.

 

In my case, I couldn't find such a file, unfortunately.

 

There is no folder DCS inside my C:\Windows\Temp or in C:\Temp, and no *.trk files in either Temp-folders.

 

(Win 7 64 Ultimate, DCS 1.2.16).

 

I looked after I finished flying a mission and without manually saving the track afterwards.

 

The thing is, these automatically saved files sometimes come in very handy when I forgot to save a track and later realize I'd like to take a look at it.

 

If the feature is still available, the save path seems to be another one in my case.

[uboats]

It just saves/writes a copy of the last mission you fly:

 

C:\Windows\Temp\DCS\LastMissionTrack.trk

 

Presumably this is the file that's renamed and saved elsewhere, when you click "Save Track" in the after-mission screen.

 

Interesting.

 

In my case, I couldn't find such a file, unfortunately.

 

should be this one:

C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS

[Yurgon]

should be this one:

 

C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS

 

Awesome, that's the one!

 

Thx a bunch. :thumbup:

[uboats]

Awesome, that's the one!

 

Thx a bunch. :thumbup:

 

you're welcome :)

[Ironhand]

Interesting. In my case it's C:\Windows\Temp\DCS\LastMissionTrack.trk and I don't have C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS. Just cloned my C: drive last week. I wonder if that's the reason for the difference.

[pj]

The AppData folder is hidden by default, you might have to enable viewing in the Folder Options\View panel...

[Ironhand]

The AppData folder is hidden by default, you might have to enable viewing in the Folder Options\View panel...

:) Oh, the AppData, etc folders are there. It's the DCS folder with the track file that doesn't exist. Sorry. Guess I could have been clearer.

[Yurgon]

Interesting. In my case it's C:\Windows\Temp\DCS\LastMissionTrack.trk and I don't have C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS. Just cloned my C: drive last week. I wonder if that's the reason for the difference.

 

I wouldn't rule out cloning as the cause, but it doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense (as it's "cloning", not "moving stuff to different locations" -- but with Windows, anything is possible :D).

 

Out of curiosity, what's your Windows version? Is it maybe a difference between Win 7 and Win 8 (or Win 10 for early adaptors)?

 

Or maybe a difference between 32 bit and 64 bit Windows?

 

(Like I said, I have Win 7 64 bit)

[uboats]

:) Oh, the AppData, etc folders are there. It's the DCS folder with the track file that doesn't exist. Sorry. Guess I could have been clearer.

 

it could be difference between win7 and win8, I guess

Edited July 28, 2015 by uboats

[Ironhand]

I'm using Win 7 64 bit, Yurgon, just as you are. I don't know. Perhaps I deleted the stuff in the TEMP folder DCS used by default at some point and it got rebuilt where it is now. Or, perhaps, I'm just different. :) I suppose it doesn't matter as long as the end result is the same...except, of course, in this case it caused me to give misleading information.

[Yurgon]

I'm using Win 7 64 bit, Yurgon, just as you are.

 

Huh, weird.

 

The good thing is that others looking for the path now should be aware of both alternatives and they can check if either yields any useful results. :thumbup:

[codenamepanzer]

Is the LastMissionTrack.trk path can be changed with a LUA file modification?

[Cibit]

Useful nuggets in this thread be;)

[codenamepanzer]

Is it a way to deactivate automatic recording?

[Exorcet]

Is it a way to deactivate automatic recording?

Not that I know of, but if this is about SP, it only saves one track, so space shouldn't be an issue.

[codenamepanzer]

No space issue but i suspect micro-freezing issue when writing on disk, even on ssd.