dresoccer4 Posted December 29, 2021 Posted December 29, 2021 Hey guys - so my PC broke and I re-installed windows on a new SSD (same PC) and reinstalled DCS but copied the channel and jf-17 first to an external ssd so i wouldn't have to re-download them and save some time. however now i'm geting this. how can i re-authorize them without uninstallnig and redownloading? Acer Predator Triton 700 || i7-7700HQ || 512GB SSD || 32GB RAM || GTX1080 Max-Q || FFB II and Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle || All DCS Modules
dresoccer4 Posted December 29, 2021 Author Posted December 29, 2021 anyone? Acer Predator Triton 700 || i7-7700HQ || 512GB SSD || 32GB RAM || GTX1080 Max-Q || FFB II and Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle || All DCS Modules
Flappie Posted December 29, 2021 Posted December 29, 2021 Hi. Another user having a similar issue -after updating to 2.7.9- opened a support ticket and got helped. You should give it a try. Log in to the DCS website, then click Support. ---
dresoccer4 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Posted December 30, 2021 19 hours ago, Flappie said: Hi. Another user having a similar issue -after updating to 2.7.9- opened a support ticket and got helped. You should give it a try. Log in to the DCS website, then click Support. i ended up fixing it by doing a work around. 1) i removed the terrain from the mods folder and placed it on the desktop 2) started to download the terrain from scratch 3) after a few seconds I exited the sim 4) i then cut and pasted the terrain folder from the desktop into the _downloads folder 5) i then re-started the download, but DCS found my files and used them instead of re-downloading it all It took a couple mins to do all this but was still way faster than a complete re-download 1 Acer Predator Triton 700 || i7-7700HQ || 512GB SSD || 32GB RAM || GTX1080 Max-Q || FFB II and Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle || All DCS Modules
Flappie Posted December 30, 2021 Posted December 30, 2021 Nice job. I don't know what's happening with the updater but that's new, and not everyone have this issue. Weird. Was your installation special? Symbolic links, or things like that? ---
Sandman1330 Posted January 31, 2022 Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) I had the same problem - Nevada, Marianas and Normandy wouldn't authorize. I think it's because I reinstalled DCS onto a new (much larger) drive, and those 3 terrains used to be symlinked over to a different drive. With the new drive, I have room to have them all on the main drive, so I removed the symlinks and moved them over. Using the trick above worked - but one note for any "lurkers" who may try the same thing. Don't just drop the terrain folders into _downloads, you need them to be in the correct folder structure (mods/terrains/nevada) etc. This fixed it for me. Edited January 31, 2022 by Sandman1330 1 Ryzen 7 5800X3D / Asus Crosshair VI Hero X370 / Corsair H110i / Sapphire Nitro+ 6800XT / 32Gb G.Skill TridentZ 3200 / Samsung 980 Pro M.2 / Virpil Warbrd base + VFX and TM grips / Virpil CM3 Throttle / Saitek Pro Combat pedals / Reverb G2
One Eyed Ross Posted February 6, 2022 Posted February 6, 2022 I'm in this boat, as well, but it isn't just my terrains - it is all the aircraft as well....not sure what is going on.
ED Team maximov Posted February 6, 2022 ED Team Posted February 6, 2022 https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/support/faq/authorization/#3315427
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