Can I get OOTP9 to Stop Creating My Document Folders?

dzanr · 07-06-2008, 11:18 PM

It appears to me that OOTP9 is creating 2 subfolders in the My Documents folder every time I open the game. These are ootp9 and Out of the Park Developments. Is there a way I can get the game to stop automatically creating these subfolders? Thanks.

DZ

edm · 07-06-2008, 11:21 PM

i noticed the ootp9 folder also. I tried deleting it but got the access denied message. Not really sure why it's created as it doesn't seem to contain anything, but it's not bothering me either, so I just left it. As for the Out of the Park Developments folder, that is where the vital ootp information is stored and is needed by the game to work properly.

Solonor · 07-07-2008, 12:14 AM

The ootp9 folder bug has been reported (BZ1578).

Are you saying that you've got the game setup to put its files in a folder other than My Documents\Out of the Park Developments, but it's creating it anyway? Or do you just not want the game in your My Documents folder?

If it's the latter, you can change it so that the game data goes into whatever folder you want. It just defaults to My Documents.

dzanr · 07-07-2008, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by edm

... As for the Out of the Park Developments folder, that is where the vital ootp information is stored and is needed by the game to work properly.

Huh? My Out of the Park Developments folder has nothing in it except a subfolder called OOTP Baseball 9. An that folder is completely empty. What's going on?

DZ

Solonor · 07-07-2008, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by dzanr

Huh? My Out of the Park Developments folder has nothing in it except a subfolder called OOTP Baseball 9. An that folder is completely empty. What's going on?

DZ

If you're using the default setup, then the game puts its program files under Program Files\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 9, and it puts the saved_games and some other data folders under a similar structure in My Documents.

Where is your saved_games folder located right now?

dzanr · 07-07-2008, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Solonor

Where is your saved_games folder located right now?

Program Files\OOTP Baseball 9\data\saved_games

Have I got the setup all messed up? Thanks for your help.

DZ

Solonor · 07-07-2008, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by dzanr

Program Files\OOTP Baseball 9\data\saved_games

Have I got the setup all messed up? Thanks for your help.

DZ

No, it's fine. It sounds like the game is making a blank folder in your My Documents folder just because it's used to it. Like I said, you can point your saved games data folder to anywhere you like. It's not a problem.

I will add to the bug report that the game is not only creating a blank ootp9 folder but also a blank Out of the Park Developments folder when you start up the game.

dzanr · 07-07-2008, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Solonor

Like I said, you can point your saved games data folder to anywhere you like.

How would I do this? Thanks again.

DZ

edm · 07-07-2008, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Solonor

No, it's fine. It sounds like the game is making a blank folder in your My Documents folder just because it's used to it. Like I said, you can point your saved games data folder to anywhere you like. It's not a problem.

I will add to the bug report that the game is not only creating a blank ootp9 folder but also a blank Out of the Park Developments folder when you start up the game.

but shouldn't a default install, without him changing the directory settings, create the saved_games folder under my documents?

Solonor · 07-07-2008, 07:45 AM

A default install would have put the saved_games under My Documents. I don't know how it got under Program Files unless that's where you told it to go either during installation or by changing it in the game preferences on the main screen.

1998 Yankees · 07-07-2008, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Solonor

I will add to the bug report that the game is not only creating a blank ootp9 folder but also a blank Out of the Park Developments folder when you start up the game.

This is my experience too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solonor

A default install would have put the saved_games under My Documents. I don't know how it got under Program Files unless that's where you told it to go either during installation or by changing it in the game preferences on the main screen.

I told it to install in a special folder. Not a big problem to have two empty folders in My Documents, just a distraction.

bulldog55 · 07-11-2008, 03:07 PM

I get this as well. The game creates a blank ootp9 folder in My Documents. I delete it and it comes right back. It's not an install problem. It seems to happen any time you start the game.

chredwdew · 07-11-2008, 03:13 PM

This process worked fine with the initial release, but does not work with the first patch. The problem was logged and a fix will be part of the next patch.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...rrrrrrrrr.html

chredwdew · 07-14-2008, 09:25 AM

Well, the patch fixed half of the problem, but the game is still creating an "ootp 9" folder in my documents.
Tech support has reoponed the BZ # to take a look at this again.

Greatgrampa · 07-14-2008, 02:01 PM

I have my game going to drive I and still get the empty two folders mentioned above in the my documents folder. I am not going to worry about it though as they are not taking up much space there. I have a lot of empty folders like that. I used to try to get rid of them all but finally gave it up. As long as they are not crashing my computer or using up a lot of space, let them live there!

84CubsFan · 10-03-2008, 09:34 PM

Still not fixed in 9.2.0.

1998 Yankees · 10-04-2008, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dzanr

It appears to me that OOTP9 is creating 2 subfolders in the My Documents folder every time I open the game. These are ootp9 and Out of the Park Developments. Is there a way I can get the game to stop automatically creating these subfolders? Thanks.

DZ

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Originally Posted by 84CubsFan

Still not fixed in 9.2.0.

Yah, but just the ootp9 folder now. I've decided to use it for my temporary notes and screen prints. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, or something like that.

DodgerFan2 · 10-04-2008, 03:34 PM

This is one I was hoping would get fixed.

Pdubya64 · 10-04-2008, 04:48 PM

I had a similar issue due to not choosing the default place to install the game. Totally screwed up the file structure of the game when I tried to add custom graphics and the like. Beware!

DodgerFan2 · 10-04-2008, 08:39 PM

It's setting up two blank folders for me.

07-06-2008, 11:18 PM	#1
dzanr Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 23	Can I get OOTP9 to Stop Creating My Document Folders? It appears to me that OOTP9 is creating 2 subfolders in the My Documents folder every time I open the game. These are ootp9 and Out of the Park Developments. Is there a way I can get the game to stop automatically creating these subfolders? Thanks. DZ

07-06-2008, 11:21 PM	#2
edm All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,991	i noticed the ootp9 folder also. I tried deleting it but got the access denied message. Not really sure why it's created as it doesn't seem to contain anything, but it's not bothering me either, so I just left it. As for the Out of the Park Developments folder, that is where the vital ootp information is stored and is needed by the game to work properly. Last edited by edm; 07-06-2008 at 11:27 PM.

07-07-2008, 12:14 AM	#3
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,457	The ootp9 folder bug has been reported (BZ1578). Are you saying that you've got the game setup to put its files in a folder other than My Documents\Out of the Park Developments, but it's creating it anyway? Or do you just not want the game in your My Documents folder? If it's the latter, you can change it so that the game data goes into whatever folder you want. It just defaults to My Documents. __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

07-07-2008, 07:45 AM	#10
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,457	A default install would have put the saved_games under My Documents. I don't know how it got under Program Files unless that's where you told it to go either during installation or by changing it in the game preferences on the main screen. __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

07-11-2008, 03:07 PM	#12
bulldog55 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: California's Canada Warnings: 17 Posts: 2,475	I get this as well. The game creates a blank ootp9 folder in My Documents. I delete it and it comes right back. It's not an install problem. It seems to happen any time you start the game. __________________ Commissioner, Trans-Continental Base Ball Association Owner/GM, Los Angeles Electrics (TCBA), Beaverton Rangers (OTBL), Portland Mavericks (Union League), and Los Angeles Superbas (Century League) Being smart, don't always make you popular.

07-11-2008, 03:13 PM	#13
chredwdew Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 273	This process worked fine with the initial release, but does not work with the first patch. The problem was logged and a fix will be part of the next patch. http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...rrrrrrrrr.html

07-14-2008, 09:25 AM	#14
chredwdew Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 273	Well, the patch fixed half of the problem, but the game is still creating an "ootp 9" folder in my documents. Tech support has reoponed the BZ # to take a look at this again.

07-14-2008, 02:01 PM	#15
Greatgrampa Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bristol, VA Posts: 305	I have my game going to drive I and still get the empty two folders mentioned above in the my documents folder. I am not going to worry about it though as they are not taking up much space there. I have a lot of empty folders like that. I used to try to get rid of them all but finally gave it up. As long as they are not crashing my computer or using up a lot of space, let them live there! __________________ "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing." Warren Spahn

10-03-2008, 09:34 PM	#16
84CubsFan Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 376	Still not fixed in 9.2.0.

10-04-2008, 03:34 PM	#18
DodgerFan2 Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 12 Infractions: 0/1 (4)	This is one I was hoping would get fixed.

10-04-2008, 04:48 PM	#19
Pdubya64 Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Staunton, VA Posts: 442	I had a similar issue due to not choosing the default place to install the game. Totally screwed up the file structure of the game when I tried to add custom graphics and the like. Beware!

10-04-2008, 08:39 PM	#20
DodgerFan2 Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 12 Infractions: 0/1 (4)	It's setting up two blank folders for me.