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Karaan S'jeth
Charons Templars
#1 - 2014-01-02 01:12:50 UTC
I had to move eve from one HDD to another and did so by simply copying the eve folder. When i started EVE from the new HDD all settings were lost wether graphic settings or (even worse) overview settings and chatchannels.

where are these settings stored? since i copied the whole folder im kinda surprised, that the settings are missing.

Thanks =)
Major Templar
Moosearmy
The Initiative.
#2 - 2014-01-02 03:14:57 UTC
Karaan S'jeth wrote:
I had to move eve from one HDD to another and did so by simply copying the eve folder. When i started EVE from the new HDD all settings were lost wether graphic settings or (even worse) overview settings and chatchannels.

where are these settings stored? since i copied the whole folder im kinda surprised, that the settings are missing.

Thanks =)


They are not stored in the game directory but instead in a backup folder.

Drive letter:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\CCP\EVE\e_program_files_ccp_tranquility_tranquility\settings

Then you select the character that is linked to your ID.
Karaan S'jeth
Charons Templars
#3 - 2014-01-02 12:08:46 UTC
I looked that folder up but \e_program_files_ccp_tranquility_tranquility doesn't exist. Also, why would EVE use another setting file when i only moved the game folder?

strange =/
Major Templar
Moosearmy
The Initiative.
#4 - 2014-01-02 16:10:16 UTC
Karaan S'jeth wrote:
I looked that folder up but \e_program_files_ccp_tranquility_tranquility doesn't exist. Also, why would EVE use another setting file when i only moved the game folder?

strange =/


Honestly I've never fully understood why Eve uses a separate file for it's saves. Try searching around in the AppData\Local on your main drive and see if you can find it. It does require that you enable hidden folders, that may be why you can't find it.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/show-hidden-files#show-hidden-files=windows-7
Sobaan Tali
Caldari Quick Reaction Force
#5 - 2014-01-02 16:16:48 UTC
Alot of games (by alot, I mean nearly all) use more than one location for install data and user defined data, that is to say that things like save games, settings, screenshots, mod files, maps, logs, etc are often saved in a location seperate from where the game is actually installed on a hd. It's actually pretty common.

The location Templar referred to works for windows 7, and assumingly for windows vista and 8. Windows XP maybe in another spot. Also, AppData is a hidden folder, so you need to change your folder settings to allow you to see hidden files and folders before it will show up.

"Tomahawks?"

"----in' A, right?"

"Trouble is, those things cost like a million and a half each."

"----, you pay me half that and I'll hump in some c4 and blow the ---- out of it my own damn self."
asteroidjas
Rothschild's Sewage and Septic Sucking Services
The Possum Lodge
#6 - 2014-01-02 18:24:58 UTC
just search for "core_char_" file name and you should find it somewhere.

Its sorta a mess in that AppData folder for eve stuffs, more so if you've ever installed SiSi or other test servers, currently i have 10 different client folders that show up under the main "Eve" folder in that location.