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[multiple client] Can't access "EVE2" junction folder
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Manes Avatarr
Superfast
#1 - 2014-04-20 06:44:01 UTC
Hi

I wanted to keep separate setting for my chars so i found this tutorial how to prepare multiple "copies" of Eve:

https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Multiple_clients#Vista.2F7_Steps

i done everything as described, Eve2 folder shows up but i can't access it. Tried many ways to enter it but without success. I run Win7 as administrator.
Weird thing is that i done this before on my other PC, in the past - and it worked. Now i cant do it on my laptop.
Any help?

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Manes Avatarr
Superfast
#2 - 2014-04-20 21:17:16 UTC
bump
Can someone from CCP stuff can help with this issue?

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Admiral Gray Beard
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#3 - 2014-05-07 07:32:52 UTC
If you want the accounts to have their settings in separate folders...why don't you just copy your eve files into a separate directory? With hard drive space being so cheap... It just doesn't make sense to go through the hassle of mklink when you can just copy and then play. Btw, I have 9 different eve directories. 8 for Tranquility and 1 for singularity.
Manes Avatarr
Superfast
#4 - 2014-05-07 15:34:22 UTC
Admiral Gray Beard wrote:
If you want the accounts to have their settings in separate folders...why don't you just copy your eve files into a separate directory? With hard drive space being so cheap... It just doesn't make sense to go through the hassle of mklink when you can just copy and then play. Btw, I have 9 different eve directories. 8 for Tranquility and 1 for singularity.



Well i figured out that i needed to mklink first eve folder not second layer. Its all done now. Copying such tremendous amount of data wasnt needed, pal :)
Making junctions is the way to go. Another thing is that you need to update only one time, not every client separately. Isnt it better?

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Commissar Kate
Kesukka
#5 - 2014-05-07 21:38:29 UTC
I just tried it and it works fine for me. perhaps you forgot to add the " d/ " ?

The command should be " mklink d/ eve2 eve "

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Superfast
#6 - 2014-05-07 23:11:16 UTC
Commissar Kate wrote:
I just tried it and it works fine for me. perhaps you forgot to add the " d/ " ?

The command should be " mklink d/ eve2 eve "



It worked for me too but i made mistake earlier by trying to make junction Eve folder instead of external CCP.
Atm got 1 real Eve folder and 3 junctions. Works flawlesly without need to update all of the clients. Brilliant idea.

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