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. On holiday
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? On holiday
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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