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0011721Dwarf FortressTechnical -- Generalpublic2021-03-12 11:552021-03-16 19:12
tomdadwarfdude 
lethosor 
normalmajoralways
resolvedno change required 
PCWindowsWindows 10
0.47.05 
 
0011721: Unable to launch game, "index" not in "data" folder
Unable to launch game. After first downloading and extracting, I get this error message:

"Main index file missing/corrupted. The file "index" must be in the "data" folder. Make sure DF decompressed into its folders properly."

I have looked, and the index file is in the data folder. I tried deleting and re-downloading the game, and I get the same result. As far as I can tell it decompressed properly when I extracted it.
I can't be sure it'd work for others, but every time I try to open it, the game gives me the same error.
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has duplicate 0010241resolved lethosor On startup, it says "Index" file must be in "data" folder, i've checked and it is. 
Issue History
2021-03-12 11:55tomdadwarfdudeNew Issue
2021-03-12 16:15Shonai_DwellerNote Added: 0040973
2021-03-12 16:55tomdadwarfdudeNote Added: 0040974
2021-03-13 00:35PatrikLundellNote Added: 0040975
2021-03-13 06:05tomdadwarfdudeNote Added: 0040976
2021-03-16 19:12lethosorStatusnew => resolved
2021-03-16 19:12lethosorResolutionopen => no change required
2021-03-16 19:12lethosorAssigned To => lethosor
2021-04-04 20:31lethosorRelationship addedhas duplicate 0010241

Notes
(0040973)
Shonai_Dweller   
2021-03-12 16:15   
Where are you downloading the game from?
(Other people are playing DF so it's some issue on your computer causing the error for some reason).
(0040974)
tomdadwarfdude   
2021-03-12 16:55   
Yeah, I'm sure that's the case, but I don't know what it is.

I'm downloading straight from http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/, [^] and I specifically take the Windows version, of course.
(0040975)
PatrikLundell   
2021-03-13 00:35   
Where are you trying to extract the game to? Windoze has (not so) funny ideas about where users should be allowed to access files to various extents. C: doesn't work well, and the desktop doesn't either, for instance. I typically place games in C:\Games (or D:\Games if there's a broken "OS" partition in the computer).
(0040976)
tomdadwarfdude   
2021-03-13 06:05   
That did it! I just moved the folder from a another spot in C: to C:\Games and it worked right away.

Thanks for taking the time everyone. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to pick a world and stripmine the whole damn thing!