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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0011721Dwarf FortressTechnical -- Generalpublic2021-03-12 11:552021-03-16 19:12
Reportertomdadwarfdude 
Assigned Tolethosor 
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
StatusresolvedResolutionno change required 
PlatformPCOSWindowsOS VersionWindows 10
Product Version0.47.05 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0011721: Unable to launch game, "index" not in "data" folder
DescriptionUnable 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.
Steps To ReproduceI can't be sure it'd work for others, but every time I try to open it, the game gives me the same error.
TagsNo tags attached.
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- Relationships
has duplicate 0010241resolvedlethosor On startup, it says "Index" file must be in "data" folder, i've checked and it is. 

-  Notes
(0040973)
Shonai_Dweller (reporter)
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 (reporter)
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 (reporter)
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 (reporter)
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!

- Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2021-03-12 11:55 tomdadwarfdude New Issue
2021-03-12 16:15 Shonai_Dweller Note Added: 0040973
2021-03-12 16:55 tomdadwarfdude Note Added: 0040974
2021-03-13 00:35 PatrikLundell Note Added: 0040975
2021-03-13 06:05 tomdadwarfdude Note Added: 0040976
2021-03-16 19:12 lethosor Status new => resolved
2021-03-16 19:12 lethosor Resolution open => no change required
2021-03-16 19:12 lethosor Assigned To => lethosor
2021-04-04 20:31 lethosor Relationship added has duplicate 0010241

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