Captain Chuck Posted July 16, 2024 Posted July 16, 2024 1 hour ago, MAXsenna said: Dcs.log? Sent from my SM-A536B using Tapatalk UPDATE: I restarted PC and it hasn't crashed on MP since. I also put back or undid some the folder shuffling around I did because it turned out I had my HOTAS mappings in there somewhere. I've given up on getting the A-4 to work. I'll wait at least until ED does something about the new things they broke in the last update. Maybe this nag screen will go away too. null Ryzen 7 7800; GTX 4070; 32 GB RAM; Monitor 27" 1440p
MAXsenna Posted July 16, 2024 Posted July 16, 2024 UPDATE: I restarted PC and it hasn't crashed on MP since. I also put back or undid some the folder shuffling around I did because it turned out I had my HOTAS mappings in there somewhere. I've given up on getting the A-4 to work. I'll wait at least until ED does something about the new things they broke in the last update. Maybe this nag screen will go away too. null I understand. To be honest, ED is not at fault. It seems your Saved Games settings are messed up. Sent from my SM-A536B using Tapatalk
Captain Chuck Posted July 17, 2024 Posted July 17, 2024 (edited) 14 hours ago, MAXsenna said: I understand. To be honest, ED is not at fault. It seems your Saved Games settings are messed up. Actually, it was ED (and/or possibly Windows itself having some blame) and I know this because DCS was not downloaded into this PC, it was entirely located on my D Drive from another PC and then physically hand placed into a brand new PC with a virgin Windows OS on a virgin M.2 stick by a professional computer tech and it was working perfectly till the update. There was nothing on Drive C connecting it to DCS. There should not have been a DCS folder installed on Drive C anywhere. It was likely as far as I can figure, put there by ED installer without asking me where I wanted it first because the installer was not programed to ask first, I think. And I think that is what happened- because that is how all my HOTAS mappings disappeared after the Update. 14 hours ago, MAXsenna said: I understand. To be honest, ED is not at fault. It seems your Saved Games settings are messed up. Edited July 17, 2024 by Captain Chuck 1 Ryzen 7 7800; GTX 4070; 32 GB RAM; Monitor 27" 1440p
Rudel_chw Posted July 17, 2024 Posted July 17, 2024 18 hours ago, Captain Chuck said: I have moved Saved Games folder to my D Drive btw ......where DCS is Maybe you moved it just like any other folder, by drag & drop, without realizing that Saved Games is a special windows folder with its own tool for moving it. The DCS installer looks for this special folder, not just any folder that is named "Saved Games". Check here for the correct way to move Saved Games: 1 For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
MAXsenna Posted July 17, 2024 Posted July 17, 2024 Actually, it was ED (and/or possibly Windows itself having some blame) and I know this because DCS was not downloaded into this PC, it was entirely located on my D Drive and then physically hand placed into a brand new PC with a virgin Windows OS by a professional computer tech and it was working perfectly till the update. There was nothing on Drive C connecting it to DCS and Drive C was not even the default drive. There should not have been a DCS folder installed on Drive C anywhere. It was put there by ED installer automatically without asking me where I wanted it first because the installer was not programed to ask first, I think. And I think that is what happened- because that is how all my HOTAS mappings disappeared from the D Drive and magically appeared onto my C Drive after the Update.You know what, I'm not gonna waste my time arguing against that. Now it makes more sense, while you've probably heard the expression, "the more you know, the less you know you know", or something like that. I have questions, so many questions. Haha! Pre moving the physical drive from the old computer. How and why did Saved Games end up on it and what did you do with it in the new computer. These are questions you should ask yourself. DCS just follows the registry settings, and WILL MAKE new folders under Saved Games, which might have it look like the new updater moved them. Which of course it didn't. Like Rudel wrote, Saved Games is a system folder. It can't be dragged and dropped. Like I wrote before. Your Saved Games settings are messed up, OT, apologies for being blunt, you don't understand how Saved Games work, and hence you put the A-4 in the incorrect folder to begin with. I'm sure all this started when moving that disk, and believing it contained Saved Games, which would be impossible.Cheers! Sent from my SM-A536B using Tapatalk 1
Captain Chuck Posted July 17, 2024 Posted July 17, 2024 (edited) 2 hours ago, Rudel_chw said: Maybe you moved it just like any other folder, by drag & drop, without realizing that Saved Games is a special windows folder with its own tool for moving it. The DCS installer looks for this special folder, not just any folder that is named "Saved Games". Check here for the correct way to move Saved Games: Yeah the saved games folder was originally moved with the correct method you describe here, however, it was taken out of one PC and installed in the new PC.........and there was another saved games folder on the new PC Drive C with nothing in it. ED was confused by that I guess. But this is not the first time a software has ignored the orders and placed things it shouldn't on Drive C after a correctly done default relocation to Drive D. Crap just seems to appear in Drive C over time. Anyway, I've since straightened all this out and there is 100% no Saved Games folder or anything ED related on my C Drive now. Drive D saved games is the Default. And Drive E is Default for New Apps. I'm trying to keep Drive C so that there won't be anything besides the OS on it that is important to me and that I don't care if I ever lose. Edited July 17, 2024 by Captain Chuck 1 Ryzen 7 7800; GTX 4070; 32 GB RAM; Monitor 27" 1440p
SkateZilla Posted July 17, 2024 Posted July 17, 2024 Any "Mod" that injects FC3 Aircraft avionics need to be updated, A-4E, T-45C, UH-60L, MB.339 are all self contained Modules and do not rely on FC3 Libraries, or Art. 2 Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs
Rudel_chw Posted July 17, 2024 Posted July 17, 2024 24 minutes ago, Captain Chuck said: But this is not the first time a software has ignored the orders and placed things it shouldn't on Drive C after a correctly done default relocation to Drive D. When first run, DCS ask windows "where is the saved games folder" and if there is no DCS folder inside it, it will create a new one. This is intended behavior, its not its fault if you are not using the saved games folder that windows has provided. 1 For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
Captain Chuck Posted July 17, 2024 Posted July 17, 2024 17 minutes ago, Rudel_chw said: When first run, DCS ask windows "where is the saved games folder" and if there is no DCS folder inside it, it will create a new one. This is intended behavior, its not its fault if you are not using the saved games folder that windows has provided. OK if you want to look at it that way. Then it's a Windows problem if Windows is not directing DCS or any software to the default Saved Games folder in the drive of the consumer's choice. Ryzen 7 7800; GTX 4070; 32 GB RAM; Monitor 27" 1440p
Captain Chuck Posted July 17, 2024 Posted July 17, 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, SkateZilla said: Any "Mod" that injects FC3 Aircraft avionics need to be updated, A-4E, T-45C, UH-60L, MB.339 are all self contained Modules and do not rely on FC3 Libraries, or Art. EDIT: I think SkateZilla is just using the ED Updater right? So it's prolly got nothing to do with you. I think your DCS Updater is still linking to my C Drive. Is there an option in its settings to change that... I couldn't find one. Edited July 17, 2024 by Captain Chuck Ryzen 7 7800; GTX 4070; 32 GB RAM; Monitor 27" 1440p
SkateZilla Posted July 17, 2024 Posted July 17, 2024 44 minutes ago, Captain Chuck said: EDIT: I think SkateZilla is just using the ED Updater right? So it's prolly got nothing to do with you. I think your DCS Updater is still linking to my C Drive. Is there an option in its settings to change that... I couldn't find one. My App polls the O/S for Envionment.SpecialFolders.UserProfile to get base folder for \Saved Games\ Which is built into windows, If you build a quick app to poll and display that folder and it doesnt match to where you moved it to, then you didnt move it right. 1 Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs
Diggerson Posted September 13, 2024 Posted September 13, 2024 Just skimmed this quick, but question. Did you direct windows to the alternate drive via "MOVE TO" ... if not or if you dont have those options in your right click menu, add them with AddMoveTo.regAddCopyTo.reg then go to c:\\users\[username] scroll down to SAVED GAMES dont move the dcs folder, move the parent folder SAVED GAMES, right click on SAVED GAMES, select MOVE TO, select the drive where you want it to go and save. If you've already moved the DCS folder, simply leave it where it is and follow the above instruction, moving the empty saved games folder to the folder you moved the DCS folder to, then highlight the DCS folder and drag it into the saved games folder. All should be well with the windows issue after that
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