woverby1963 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Has anyone had this problem so far, ive had it with all versions of SC so far. I attempt to play an email game, I start a game, i save it, quit the game and go to the email folder to send the file off and voila, no files in that folder. I reload the game go to load multiplayer and lo and behold, the game shows up there, i can load it if i want but it does not show up in the folders on my hard drive. Well now with Global Conflict i had the same problem, i did a search of my hard drive which never resulted in any findings with Windows Vista but I am using Windows 7 now and a search did at last show the file ive been looking for. Funny thing is, its in a hidden folder (this is a rough path to it) C:/users/myname/appdata/local/virtualstore/program files/battlefront/globalconflict/multiplayer/email Im curious why it saves here when as far as i know the game is in c:/programfiles/battlefront/globalconflict/email etc. etc. Is there some way to stop this from happening and can anyone explain exactly what is happening, where did the virtualstore , appdata, etc. folders come from? Why are email game files saved in a hidden folder? Bill.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 It's a goofy Windows thing. Everytime I run the game, "Run as Admin" and everything is fine. The Godfather of SC The ArchAngel of Strategy The Living Legend Inside the Octagon, -JJR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacestick Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 I have the same trouble when running win7. Try selecting "show compatible files" and they should appear. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjh1971 Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Has anyone had this problem so far, ive had it with all versions of SC so far. I attempt to play an email game, I start a game, i save it, quit the game and go to the email folder to send the file off and voila, no files in that folder. I reload the game go to load multiplayer and lo and behold, the game shows up there, i can load it if i want but it does not show up in the folders on my hard drive. Well now with Global Conflict i had the same problem, i did a search of my hard drive which never resulted in any findings with Windows Vista but I am using Windows 7 now and a search did at last show the file ive been looking for. Funny thing is, its in a hidden folder (this is a rough path to it) C:/users/myname/appdata/local/virtualstore/program files/battlefront/globalconflict/multiplayer/email Im curious why it saves here when as far as i know the game is in c:/programfiles/battlefront/globalconflict/email etc. etc. Is there some way to stop this from happening and can anyone explain exactly what is happening, where did the virtualstore , appdata, etc. folders come from? Why are email game files saved in a hidden folder? Bill.................... I recall reading in another thread that this has to do with Vista and Windows 7, they create something like a "virtual folder" that is hidden, it might be another name I'm not sure. The way to avoid this was to install the game not in the default folder: "program files" but create your own folder "Games/battlefront/globalconflict/multiplayer/email" and you won't have any problems. Then again I still have old Win XP installed and even when I may be losing some speed I 'm avoiding lots of issues like this one. Hope it helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nupremal Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 You can also set the whole PC or all the drives to admin - google it and you can find lots of help - it is not too hard. First thing to do when you get win7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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