BZ 1578: My Documents...grrrrrrrrrrr!!!

chredwdew · 06-25-2008, 09:39 AM

With the original release of v 09 I installed the game on my D drive and avoided any folders being created under my documents. (This was wonderful as I have this on my work computer and I can’t keep those types of files under my documents.)

Link to the online manual that explains this: OOTP Baseball Manual - What gets installed where? Under the heading installing in a directory other then default.

Then yesterday I installed the patch, first trying the overwrite version, then uninstalling completely and trying the full install. Now no matter which way I tried every time I open up the game it now creates an “out of the park developments” folder and an “ootp9” folder under my documents. Even if it was an option to keep it there I now have to take the folders that where working fine in the D drive and transfer them to the newly created my documents folders to get any logos, pictures, ect, to work.

Anyone know how to get this to work the way it did before the patch came out?

Nutlaw · 06-25-2008, 07:49 PM

It's working the same way for me. I just did it an hour ago with build 27. Install to a non-standard directory and it won't put your game files in My Documents. It does create an empty folder in ...My Documents\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 9\temp. Is this what you are referring to? Did you install to a non-standard directory?

chredwdew · 06-26-2008, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nutlaw

It does create an empty folder in ...My Documents\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 9\temp. Is this what you are referring to? Did you install to a non-standard directory?

When I start the game up now it creates actually three folders which are all empty. My Documents\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 9 and My Documents\ootp9

Ok, well that is good to here that it is working the same way for somebody. That probably means I did something different when applying or installing the patch. The funny thing about it is that when I originally bought the game it installed fine. I am going to unlicense, and uninstall completely again.
My question would be when you install to a non standard drive do you just change the directory letter in the text prompt or do you browse for the directory, and does that even make a difference.

Thanks for the response; I will reply back when I get a chance to try again.

Aytumious · 06-26-2008, 10:55 AM

I have the same problem. I simply changed the C: to a D: when I installed, and now all of my files go into the main OOTP folder. I wonder how big of a problem this is, if at all?

CHOWDERHEAD · 06-26-2008, 01:06 PM

I would have to say that I noticed this change as well (the creation of empty folder) after moving from release version to patch version. While it is likely nothing to get worried about, it does bother me as well as I tend to be very particular about what files/folders I have on my computer.

chredwdew · 06-26-2008, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aytumious

I have the same problem. I simply changed the C: to a D: when I installed, and now all of my files go into the main OOTP folder. I wonder how big of a problem this is, if at all?

Changing the C: to a D: is how I installed also, I am going to give the other method of Browsing for the Directory a try and see if that makes a diffrence.

It dosen't effect being able to play the game, except for in my personal case where I have this running at work, and IT would notice somthing like this in the my documents folder (it gets backed up).

chredwdew · 06-26-2008, 03:06 PM

I had a chance to try this again and did not have any luck solving the problem. I did try a couple of different methods this time. I did not unlicense the game but did uninstall. I did not go back into the D: drive and delete any folders. When I installed, I clicked the browse button and went to D:\program files\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 9.
The thing that has me thinking now that this is a difference in programming from the initial release is, I am not the only one that seems to have this problem, and I was able to install the initial release without encountering this problem.
I know this is not a big deal as the game still works without fixing this. But it is going to make a big difference for a few people.

Nutlaw · 06-26-2008, 07:20 PM

Bz 1578

Carplos · 06-27-2008, 12:49 AM

Aha! I thought I had deleted the My Document folders it created upon installation--was wondering why they were back.

Nutlaw · 07-08-2008, 12:48 PM

This issue has been claimed fixed for the upcoming patch. If after installing it you still experience this problem, please post a link to this thread in Tech Support along with an explanation of what happened so that we can re-open the report. Thanks!

Nutlaw · 07-13-2008, 01:37 PM

We're still seeing an empty folder created. The report was re-opened.

chredwdew · 07-14-2008, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nutlaw

We're still seeing an empty folder created. The report was re-opened.

Thanks, I was going to post this again.

I am not seeing the "out of the park developments" folder this time around, but I am still seeing the "ootp 9" folder created.

PotatoPeeler · 07-14-2008, 02:25 PM

Happens on a Mac too. I always get and empty OOTP9 folder in /Users/Username/Documents

cbbl · 08-18-2008, 04:22 PM

From my Not quiting thread on the main board, I'm putting the small issues here in separate threads just in case the developers wish to address them. Other than the names issue which I'm still working on (and perhaps the backup issue which I can't replicate), none of these issues are critical. Log them or ignore them--your choice.

All issues appeared with v9.1.6 on an iMac.

Empty Folder
4. Upon creation of a game, an empty folder, "OOTP 9" was created within the Documents folder.

Nutlaw · 08-18-2008, 06:13 PM

This was previously logged as BZ 1578.

Nutlaw · 08-18-2008, 06:14 PM

Merging related threads.

84CubsFan · 10-03-2008, 10:49 PM

Not fixed in 9.2.0

84CubsFan · 10-07-2008, 07:19 PM

Not fixed in 9.2.2.

06-25-2008, 09:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
chredwdew Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 273 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	BZ 1578: My Documents...grrrrrrrrrrr!!! With the original release of v 09 I installed the game on my D drive and avoided any folders being created under my documents. (This was wonderful as I have this on my work computer and I can’t keep those types of files under my documents.) Link to the online manual that explains this: OOTP Baseball Manual - What gets installed where? Under the heading installing in a directory other then default. Then yesterday I installed the patch, first trying the overwrite version, then uninstalling completely and trying the full install. Now no matter which way I tried every time I open up the game it now creates an “out of the park developments” folder and an “ootp9” folder under my documents. Even if it was an option to keep it there I now have to take the folders that where working fine in the D drive and transfer them to the newly created my documents folders to get any logos, pictures, ect, to work. Anyone know how to get this to work the way it did before the patch came out?

06-25-2008, 07:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,529 Thanks: 79 Thanked 102x in 62 posts	It's working the same way for me. I just did it an hour ago with build 27. Install to a non-standard directory and it won't put your game files in My Documents. It does create an empty folder in ...My Documents\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 9\temp. Is this what you are referring to? Did you install to a non-standard directory? __________________ BJHL: GM of the Manhattan Crime Occasional Contributor to The Cardinal Nation

06-26-2008, 01:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
CHOWDERHEAD All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Omaha - Home of the College World Series! Posts: 1,065 Thanks: 256 Thanked 56x in 39 posts	I would have to say that I noticed this change as well (the creation of empty folder) after moving from release version to patch version. While it is likely nothing to get worried about, it does bother me as well as I tend to be very particular about what files/folders I have on my computer. __________________ Life is Good !!!

06-26-2008, 07:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,529 Thanks: 79 Thanked 102x in 62 posts	Bz 1578 __________________ BJHL: GM of the Manhattan Crime Occasional Contributor to The Cardinal Nation

06-27-2008, 12:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
Carplos Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Idaho Posts: 2,498 Thanks: 61 Thanked 135x in 116 posts Infractions: 1/0 (0)	Aha! I thought I had deleted the My Document folders it created upon installation--was wondering why they were back. __________________ Riley! White people have pools! Twitter. Facebook. Photobucket.

06-26-2008, 10:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Aytumious Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 268 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14x in 8 posts	I have the same problem. I simply changed the C: to a D: when I installed, and now all of my files go into the main OOTP folder. I wonder how big of a problem this is, if at all?

06-26-2008, 03:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
chredwdew Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 273 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	I had a chance to try this again and did not have any luck solving the problem. I did try a couple of different methods this time. I did not unlicense the game but did uninstall. I did not go back into the D: drive and delete any folders. When I installed, I clicked the browse button and went to D:\program files\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 9. The thing that has me thinking now that this is a difference in programming from the initial release is, I am not the only one that seems to have this problem, and I was able to install the initial release without encountering this problem. I know this is not a big deal as the game still works without fixing this. But it is going to make a big difference for a few people.

07-08-2008, 12:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,529 Thanks: 79 Thanked 102x in 62 posts	This issue has been claimed fixed for the upcoming patch. If after installing it you still experience this problem, please post a link to this thread in Tech Support along with an explanation of what happened so that we can re-open the report. Thanks! __________________ BJHL: GM of the Manhattan Crime Occasional Contributor to The Cardinal Nation

07-13-2008, 01:37 PM	#11 (permalink)
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,529 Thanks: 79 Thanked 102x in 62 posts	We're still seeing an empty folder created. The report was re-opened. __________________ BJHL: GM of the Manhattan Crime Occasional Contributor to The Cardinal Nation

07-14-2008, 02:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
PotatoPeeler Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 2,933 Thanks: 7 Thanked 17x in 15 posts	Happens on a Mac too. I always get and empty OOTP9 folder in /Users/Username/Documents __________________ 培傑西 I have never taken a lesson on how to talk on TV in my life. - Tim McCarver If you need a hand, sometimes the best place to look is at the end of your own arm.

08-18-2008, 04:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
cbbl All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 847 Thanks: 17 Thanked 7x in 4 posts	Minor issue #3 From my Not quiting thread on the main board, I'm putting the small issues here in separate threads just in case the developers wish to address them. Other than the names issue which I'm still working on (and perhaps the backup issue which I can't replicate), none of these issues are critical. Log them or ignore them--your choice. All issues appeared with v9.1.6 on an iMac. Empty Folder 4. Upon creation of a game, an empty folder, "OOTP 9" was created within the Documents folder.

08-18-2008, 06:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,529 Thanks: 79 Thanked 102x in 62 posts	This was previously logged as BZ 1578. __________________ BJHL: GM of the Manhattan Crime Occasional Contributor to The Cardinal Nation

08-18-2008, 06:14 PM	#16 (permalink)
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,529 Thanks: 79 Thanked 102x in 62 posts	Merging related threads. __________________ BJHL: GM of the Manhattan Crime Occasional Contributor to The Cardinal Nation

10-03-2008, 10:49 PM	#17 (permalink)
84CubsFan Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 356 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Not fixed in 9.2.0

10-07-2008, 07:19 PM	#18 (permalink)
84CubsFan Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 356 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Not fixed in 9.2.2.

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