O.k., i give up

badrazor2007 · 08-31-2007, 12:03 AM

I so want this game to work but while I was trying to fix my roster problem that is still got me stuck, i went to settings or options and changed my data folder path for some dumb reason and now when I start the game, i get an errror: "No data found - the user data folder could not be found. Please reinstall OOTP baseball 2007"

I have unintalled it and reinstalled it 3 times now. I have tried different directories. I have tried a system restore to before i changed the setting and no mattter what I do, I still get this error when i load the game.

I have 7 days left on my trial and I wanted to play with this game to see if i liked it and now I can't even load it.

If no one can help me with this issue, then I'm done with OOTPB 2007 for good since I can't even play the demo

Kaitiaki · 08-31-2007, 11:02 AM

Two ways to fix your problem:

1. Reset the data folder to it's default. To do this, find the folder C:\Documents and Settings\XXXX\Application Data\Sports Interactive\OOTP Baseball 2007\data\config and open the file in there called "paths" in a basic text editor like Notepad. The XXXX in that folder name needs to be replaced with whatever your username on your computer is.

The only thing in that file is a pair of lines, one that says "path_user_data" and one that contains, well, the path to the user data.

Change that second line back to C:\Documents and Settings\XXXX\My Documents\Sports Interactive\OOTP Baseball 2007\data - again, change the XXXX to your username.

That's the default location for the user data. Now, since you said you changed that location in the game (what caused your problem in the first place), assuming you want to keep your changed location, rather than restoring the default, here's what you do instead:

2. Open that paths file in Notepad, just to confirm where the game is looking. Note that even a custom path must end in a folder called \data - so, for instance, you could specify C:\Game Files\OOTP2007\data as a custom location, but something like C:\Game Files\OOTP2007\mystuff wouldn't work. If the custom data directory that you specified doesn't end in a \data folder, change it so that it does.

Now go and make sure that custom directory that you specified actually exists, and create it if it doesn't. Lastly, you need to cut and paste all the files from the default data directory (again, C:\Documents and Settings\XXXX\My Documents\Sports Interactive\OOTP Baseball 2007\data) into your new, custom one.

Then load OOTP, and it will locate and pick up the files in your custom directory.

Let us know if either of those approaches helps.

- Kai

badrazor2007 · 09-01-2007, 06:53 PM

It worked. It took some playing around with but your info worked. Thank you!

08-31-2007, 12:03 AM	#1
badrazor2007 Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5	O.k., i give up I so want this game to work but while I was trying to fix my roster problem that is still got me stuck, i went to settings or options and changed my data folder path for some dumb reason and now when I start the game, i get an errror: "No data found - the user data folder could not be found. Please reinstall OOTP baseball 2007" I have unintalled it and reinstalled it 3 times now. I have tried different directories. I have tried a system restore to before i changed the setting and no mattter what I do, I still get this error when i load the game. I have 7 days left on my trial and I wanted to play with this game to see if i liked it and now I can't even load it. If no one can help me with this issue, then I'm done with OOTPB 2007 for good since I can't even play the demo

08-31-2007, 11:02 AM	#2
Kaitiaki Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,065	Two ways to fix your problem: 1. Reset the data folder to it's default. To do this, find the folder C:\Documents and Settings\XXXX\Application Data\Sports Interactive\OOTP Baseball 2007\data\config and open the file in there called "paths" in a basic text editor like Notepad. The XXXX in that folder name needs to be replaced with whatever your username on your computer is. The only thing in that file is a pair of lines, one that says "path_user_data" and one that contains, well, the path to the user data. Change that second line back to C:\Documents and Settings\XXXX\My Documents\Sports Interactive\OOTP Baseball 2007\data - again, change the XXXX to your username. That's the default location for the user data. Now, since you said you changed that location in the game (what caused your problem in the first place), assuming you want to keep your changed location, rather than restoring the default, here's what you do instead: 2. Open that paths file in Notepad, just to confirm where the game is looking. Note that even a custom path must end in a folder called \data - so, for instance, you could specify C:\Game Files\OOTP2007\data as a custom location, but something like C:\Game Files\OOTP2007\mystuff wouldn't work. If the custom data directory that you specified doesn't end in a \data folder, change it so that it does. Now go and make sure that custom directory that you specified actually exists, and create it if it doesn't. Lastly, you need to cut and paste all the files from the default data directory (again, C:\Documents and Settings\XXXX\My Documents\Sports Interactive\OOTP Baseball 2007\data) into your new, custom one. Then load OOTP, and it will locate and pick up the files in your custom directory. Let us know if either of those approaches helps. - Kai __________________ BJHL: Commissioner; Owner: Wichita War Eagles

09-01-2007, 06:53 PM	#3
badrazor2007 Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5	Thank you! It worked. It took some playing around with but your info worked. Thank you!