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Cannot EXPORT Overview settings file.

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Andronaxus
Greed is Good Inc.
#1 - 2014-04-29 05:44:45 UTC
HELP!

I cannot EXPORT (but can import) my Overview settings file.

I've experimented, and have found:

1) I can delete the client "settings" file folder (and all its contents) and then export works just fine.
(But I lose all my hard-earned Overview settings, and, I think, my bookmarks, so this is not a viable fix.)

2) I have 31 settings in my Overview settings file itself (not the folder, which has only eight settings files), e.g., PvP, Escape, Planets, etc., the usual. And if I un-tick the last one setting ("•pvp - no drones"), it saves the file. I've experimented, un-checking the others usually doesn't save the file, but one or two of them (no rhyme no reason) allows me to save the file. Could it be that collectively, there is a finite FILE SIZE LIMIT? Or a number of files limit (less likely) when exporting one's Overview Settings?

3) It appears to be a file size-related issue. I can open the Export Overview Settings and tick any combination of check boxes and get it to save. I can't get it save ALL of them at once is the issue. Odd.

4) I can successfully import any file that is created in the Overview folder in which they are saved.


I don't want to delete and rebuild my settings file--I don't want to lose anything. Is there a more elegant solution to this, and is there a hard limit in terms of # of files or file size after which export isn't possible?Question

I can't believe I'm the only guy who is having this problem, but I've searched the forums, can't find anything directly on point.
Andronaxus
Greed is Good Inc.
#2 - 2014-04-29 05:55:50 UTC
Workaround:

I found what seems to be an offending Overview setting, deleted it and recreated it (PvP - no drones) and it works fine.

I can export, now.

I can't fathom why.
Arilou Laraly
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#3 - 2014-05-02 03:36:56 UTC
I'm having a similar problem, I can't export my overview unless I uncheck everything, gonna try remove the drones one as well.
Arilou Laraly
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2014-05-02 03:43:39 UTC
So I lost all my overview settings (the ones I actually wanted saved) trying to figure this out. It turns you can't Export if you have Sara's Overview Pack.

It would be nice to know why is it that we can't export such overview as I find it really cool yet it needs modifications, my whole point is to share with all the corp to make our standard.

Thanks