Moved my DCS World folder, but it still is using the old folder!

[Snacko]

I searched and read that it was ok to just move the DCS World folder to a new location/drive if you just update the paths in the shortcuts. That all works fine and DCS runs fine.

 

But it keeps creating these folders in the old folder on the old drive:

 

Mods

Scripts

Sounds

 

I searched inside all of the files in the DCS folder for the path C:\My Programs\DCS World OpenBeta, which was the path on my old drive where these folder keep being created after I delete them. I only found it mentioned in the autoupdate_log.txt and autoupdate_log_old.txt.

 

I also searched my registry for any reference to the old folder location, and only found this, which I updated to the D: drive where it is now.. But this does not reference the folders above.

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\DCS World OpenBeta_is1]
"Inno Setup: Setup Version"="5.5.6 (u)"
"Inno Setup: App Path"="D:\\My Programs\\DCS World OpenBeta"
"InstallLocation"="D:\\My Programs\\DCS World OpenBeta\\"
"Inno Setup: Icon Group"="Eagle Dynamics\\DCS World OpenBeta"
"Inno Setup: User"="Andy"
"Inno Setup: Selected Tasks"="desktopicon"
"Inno Setup: Deselected Tasks"=""
"Inno Setup: Language"="en"
"DisplayName"="DCS World OpenBeta"
"DisplayIcon"="D:\\My Programs\\DCS World OpenBeta\\FUI\\DCS-1.ico"
"UninstallString"="\"[b][u][color="red"]C:\\My Programs\\DCS World OpenBeta[/color][/u][/b]\\unins000.exe\""
"QuietUninstallString"="\"[b][u][color="Red"]C:\\My Programs\\DCS World OpenBeta[/color][/u][/b]\\unins000.exe\" /SILENT"
"DisplayVersion"="2.5"
"Publisher"="Eagle Dynamics"
"URLInfoAbout"="http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/"
"NoModify"=dword:00000001
"NoRepair"=dword:00000001
"InstallDate"="20190304"
"MajorVersion"=dword:00000002
"MinorVersion"=dword:00000005
"EstimatedSize"=dword:00001fc7

 

How do I fix this? :cry:

Edited July 13, 2020 by Snacko

[hornblower793]

I searched and read that it was ok to just move the DCS World folder to a new location/drive if you just update the paths in the shortcuts. That all works fine and DCS runs fine.

 

 

 

But it keeps creating these folders in the old folder on the old drive:

 

 

 

Mods

 

Scripts

 

Sounds

 

 

 

I searched inside all of the files in the DCS folder for the path C:\My Programs\DCS World OpenBeta, which was the path on my old drive where these folder keep being created after I delete them. I only found it mentioned in the autoupdate_log.txt and autoupdate_log_old.txt.

 

 

 

 

 

How do I fix this? :cry:

Have you changed the path in the Windows registry?

 

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[Snacko]

Have you changed the path in the Windows registry?

 

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Yes

[MAXsenna]

Tried repair?

 

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[Snacko]

Yes

 

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[MAXsenna]

Bummer. That was all I did. Moved folders to other drive. Ran repair. Don't think I even changed the shortcuts as I only use Skatezilla's launcher anyway.

 

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[c0ff]

DCS is creating the folders?

It can only create folders in its writedir. Which defaults to Saved Games/DCS[.openbeta]

 

It will be nice to see your dcs.log and autoupdate_log.txt files.

[Snacko]

Thanks. I'll delete the folders again and try another repair. I'll also try the DCS Updater tool..

 

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[Snacko]

DCS is creating the folders?

It can only create folders in its writedir. Which defaults to Saved Games/DCS[.openbeta]

 

It will be nice to see your dcs.log and autoupdate_log.txt files.

I have a backup program that might be reading the folders. I don't think so, but I'll check..

 

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[Snacko]

I think I found it.. It was Simple Radio.. SRS. But I'm not sure.. I noticed that all of the files it kept replacing on C: were something to do with speech/radios.. I had not used SRS for a long time, but I ran it today and installed the latest version.. Last time it was used DCS was on the C: drive. Maybe the Export Plugin was doing this? After I ran SRS it may have fixed the path to D: and fixed the problem?

 

So after that I did a repair a few times and Ran DCS fine. It didn't create the files again on C: However I think I had that new DCS bug with the new Updater.. because it kept displaying a list of files that it said should not be in the '...\DCS OpenBeta\_downloads' folder. So I deleted them and did a repair again and no message. Anyhow I'll see if it's fixed for good.. time will tell..

[shagrat]

I think I found it.. It was Simple Radio.. SRS. But I'm not sure.. I noticed that all of the files it kept replacing on C: were something to do with speech/radios.. I had not used SRS for a long time, but I ran it today and installed the latest version.. Last time it was used DCS was on the C: drive. Maybe the Export Plugin was doing this? After I ran SRS it may have fixed the path to D: and fixed the problem?

 

So after that I did a repair a few times and Ran DCS fine. It didn't create the files again on C: However I think I had that new DCS bug with the new Updater.. because it kept displaying a list of files that it said should not be in the '...\DCS OpenBeta\_downloads' folder. So I deleted them and did a repair again and no message. Anyhow I'll see if it's fixed for good.. time will tell..

 

Files in '...\DCS OpenBeta\_downloads' are remains of the update process. Basically the "download" of the patch/new files before the patch is applied. These are usually cleaned after the patch is done. If the update/download is interrupted and not initiated again, before the next patch, downloaded files can be obsolete, already, when the next patch is out. That is when the updater asks to delete them, as they are no longer needed.

That has nothing to do with the "bug", where it seems the download folder was pointing to the partition root.

[grafspee]

Move folder where ever you want then run installation program and set proper installation folder