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How to reset and reinstall content.

TobiasTobias Posts: 109
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

A while ago, I moved all my content to a 2nd hard drive for space reasons.  Set all the pointers for DIM to download and install to that drive - no problem.

Has been working fine for several months.

Yesterday that hard drive failed and I can't access anything on it.

I got a replacement drive and installed it.  So far so good

However when I go to my account and attempt to download and install my content, nothing happens.  It doesn't install anywhere.

I choose the download and install, DIM comes up and then it asks if I want to keep the old filter.  If I say yes it wants to know where it is and I assume it is on the bad drive but I don't know

If I choose no, nothing happens.  If I look at installed tab it says the item is installed but studio is not able to access it

Studio seems to think it is already installed so nothing happens.  Obviously Studio can't access it because it's not there.

I had purchased some items yesterday.  When I install them they do show up and I can open the ones that don't require a previous product.

How do I get the database reset so I can install my content?

I have resigned myself to take hours or even days to install everything but I can't find a way to get it to start.

 

Comments

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,465

    DIM uses the .dsx files in the Manifest Archive to tell it what is installed - that is set in the Installation tab of the preferences dialogue, launched by clicking the gear icon in the top-right corner. I would guess that wasn't on the dead drive (until recently we had to edit the .ini file to use a non-deault location), and so FIM thinks everything is still installed

  • felisfelis Posts: 4,633
    edited November 2019

    You shall be aware where you have stored your manifest files. That is what tell DIM what you have installed.

    And manifest files will default have a separate path than the installed files.

    But look in DIM under Installation.

    Post edited by felis on
  • TobiasTobias Posts: 109
    edited November 2019

    Thank you, I found the manifest folder on the C: drive.

    Do I delete those files?

    OK, Looks like I do.  backed up and removed.

    Now downloading and installing my content

    Post edited by Tobias on
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