Need Help w/File Locations

Shucker · 12-04-2016, 05:29 AM

I got a new computer and I am having a heck of a time getting my game moved over. I don't do anything special with folder structure or anything else. What are the default file locations so I can get the new computer to recognize my game files.

I have the previous computer and all the files, so I am not freaking out yet.

cavebutter · 12-04-2016, 11:32 AM

Shucker- is old computer a Mac or PC?

Been too long since I've been in a PC for me to recall exactly where the save files are. On a Mac, in a finder window, Go|Library|Application Support|Out of thePark Developments|OOTP Baseball 17|

From there you'll want to move over your backups, ball caps, jerseys, logos, etc. Actually, you may want to move the entire directory over.

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mitchkenn · 12-04-2016, 12:14 PM

One way to get your game to a new computer: (i use a PC so the directions are for that)

back up your game to an external HD (i'd click the box to copy all files for the back-up), then unlicense the game. (write down the license number carefully if you don't have it saved somewhere that you can cut & paste it in the new computer/game.)
Download the game to new computer. re-license it. Then restore your saved game from the HD (you'll need to plug that HD into the new computer obviously.)

if you need help backing you and restoring/backing up ... here's a tutorial RchW posted a while back with pics too boot!
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post4084018

if you follow that thread, he also explains how to just zip file the game.
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post4084018
You'll still need to unlicense it and then re-license on new computer.
The zip method is what i use to back up now. Works well for me. the folder my game uses is:
C:\Documents\Out of the Park Developments
i believe that's the default.
Good luck.

RchW · 12-04-2016, 12:23 PM

^^This^^

The best way to switch to another computer is a fresh install then copy over zipped game files. Any custom logos or schedules can be copy/pasted into the appropriate folders in the new install.

If you haven't used up both licences you don't even need to unlicense until the process is complete.

Shucker · 12-04-2016, 05:33 PM

I am working with a PC Cavebutter, but thanks for the reply.

I have been trying all sorts of folder combinations in the Game Settings-"Expert" (that is a laugh) section to no avail. I am at the place now where I want to scrap everything I have on the new computer and go back and get a new cut from the old PC.

I think when I brought it over I saved it to the wrong folder resulting in a Tom>Documents>Tom> Documents situation.

My question at this point is what comes with the program download that works fine. Other than that stuff that I am licensed up for, I want to scrap all OOTP related folders etc.

Thanks

ArcAngel · 12-05-2016, 03:01 AM

One thing you haven't specified yet, and of which this detail is important, but - are you using the Steam, or non-Steam version?

If non-Steam, find the data files under C:\Program Files (x86)\Out Of The Park Developments\Out Of The Park Baseball 17.

If Steam, then the files are under C:\Users\username\Documents\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 17.

Shucker · 12-05-2016, 03:13 AM

Good point ArcAngel. I am using the non-Steam version. I love Steam but I want all my purchase dollars going to the OOTP cause.

After all kinds of trial and error, I ended up running a backup on my original machine, copied that backup over and did a restore. That is as far as I got. I was excited just to see my game come up on the new screen.

One thing I did notice was that the logos were old and not the ones that I had before. The question now is where the proper logos reside. But that is a task for another night. One little victory at the end of the weekend.

eriqjaffe · 12-05-2016, 10:41 AM

Logos are kind of hidden.

Inside the OOTP folder that ArcAngel directed you to:

saved_games\Your_League.lg\news\html\images

There are folders in there for team logos and league logos, both of which are pretty obvious.

Shucker · 12-06-2016, 03:30 AM

Thanks, but I am not going to get around to it tonight. Long day, another tomorrow.

12-04-2016, 05:29 AM	#1
Shucker Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 186	Need Help w/File Locations I got a new computer and I am having a heck of a time getting my game moved over. I don't do anything special with folder structure or anything else. What are the default file locations so I can get the new computer to recognize my game files. I have the previous computer and all the files, so I am not freaking out yet.

12-04-2016, 11:32 AM	#2
cavebutter All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,163	Shucker- is old computer a Mac or PC? Been too long since I've been in a PC for me to recall exactly where the save files are. On a Mac, in a finder window, Go\|Library\|Application Support\|Out of thePark Developments\|OOTP Baseball 17\| From there you'll want to move over your backups, ball caps, jerseys, logos, etc. Actually, you may want to move the entire directory over. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ MySQL, MyStruggle - A self-indulgent blog about my attempts to roll my own MySQL Database with OOTP Logo Gallery

12-04-2016, 12:14 PM	#3
mitchkenn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Oregon, not by design Posts: 2,872	One way to get your game to a new computer: (i use a PC so the directions are for that) back up your game to an external HD (i'd click the box to copy all files for the back-up), then unlicense the game. (write down the license number carefully if you don't have it saved somewhere that you can cut & paste it in the new computer/game.) Download the game to new computer. re-license it. Then restore your saved game from the HD (you'll need to plug that HD into the new computer obviously.) if you need help backing you and restoring/backing up ... here's a tutorial RchW posted a while back with pics too boot! http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post4084018 if you follow that thread, he also explains how to just zip file the game. http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post4084018 You'll still need to unlicense it and then re-license on new computer. The zip method is what i use to back up now. Works well for me. the folder my game uses is: C:\Documents\Out of the Park Developments i believe that's the default. Good luck. __________________ "This is my opening farewell " - Jackson Browne “They make a desolation and call it peace.” ― Agha Shahid Ali "Maybe she just has to sing, for the sake of the song - And who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong." - Townes Van Zandt "I saw a young man leaning on his wooden crutch - He called out to me, 'Don't ask for so much' And a young woman leaning in her darkened door She cried out to me, 'Why not ask for more?' " - Leonard Cohen "Hello darkness, my old Friend ...." - Paul Simon Before Mays, before DiMaggio, there was Oscar Charleston. "All the lies about Babe Ruth are true." - Waite Hoyt Avatar is the late great Townes Van Zandt. rip. Last edited by mitchkenn; 12-04-2016 at 12:16 PM.

12-04-2016, 12:23 PM	#4
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	^^This^^ The best way to switch to another computer is a fresh install then copy over zipped game files. Any custom logos or schedules can be copy/pasted into the appropriate folders in the new install. If you haven't used up both licences you don't even need to unlicense until the process is complete. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

12-05-2016, 03:01 AM	#6
ArcAngel All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Bremen OH USA Posts: 1,019	One thing you haven't specified yet, and of which this detail is important, but - are you using the Steam, or non-Steam version? If non-Steam, find the data files under C:\Program Files (x86)\Out Of The Park Developments\Out Of The Park Baseball 17. If Steam, then the files are under C:\Users\username\Documents\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 17. __________________ My OOTP Creations thread My OOTP Creations on Photobucket

12-04-2016, 05:33 PM	#5
Shucker Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 186	I am working with a PC Cavebutter, but thanks for the reply. I have been trying all sorts of folder combinations in the Game Settings-"Expert" (that is a laugh) section to no avail. I am at the place now where I want to scrap everything I have on the new computer and go back and get a new cut from the old PC. I think when I brought it over I saved it to the wrong folder resulting in a Tom>Documents>Tom> Documents situation. My question at this point is what comes with the program download that works fine. Other than that stuff that I am licensed up for, I want to scrap all OOTP related folders etc. Thanks

12-05-2016, 03:13 AM	#7
Shucker Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 186	Good point ArcAngel. I am using the non-Steam version. I love Steam but I want all my purchase dollars going to the OOTP cause. After all kinds of trial and error, I ended up running a backup on my original machine, copied that backup over and did a restore. That is as far as I got. I was excited just to see my game come up on the new screen. One thing I did notice was that the logos were old and not the ones that I had before. The question now is where the proper logos reside. But that is a task for another night. One little victory at the end of the weekend.

12-05-2016, 10:41 AM	#8
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,691	Logos are kind of hidden. Inside the OOTP folder that ArcAngel directed you to: saved_games\Your_League.lg\news\html\images There are folders in there for team logos and league logos, both of which are pretty obvious. __________________

12-06-2016, 03:30 AM	#9
Shucker Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 186	Thanks, but I am not going to get around to it tonight. Long day, another tomorrow.