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So what if there isn't? #1178

Open BlazeStryker opened 3 years ago

BlazeStryker commented 3 years ago

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Describe the bug A short description of what the problem is I decided to backup my frankly dysfunctional install of Fallout 4 in my large storage drive. Large as in it has 2.25 Terabytes left. The NMM refuses to backup my files as requested because my C: drive lacks the ~383 gig to store the whole ball of wax. My NMM is on D: drive. So's my Steam, including Fallout 4.

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DuskDweller commented 3 years ago

You select the folder where you want the backup to be placed during the Backup setup phase. Also the Temp folder is used to perform the backup, if the space on your C: drive is low then you should go in the NMM Settings (Gears icon), at the bottom of the General tab you can change the Temp folder path and set it somewhere else where there's enough space.

BlazeStryker commented 3 years ago

I have bigger problems just now. Windows decided to fart on me and crashed me back to default, blowing all the recovery points out of the water!! On Sunday, September 26, 2021, 05:02:28 AM EDT, DuskDweller @.***> wrote:

You select the folder where you want the backup to be placed during the Backup setup phase. Also the Temp folder is used to perform the backup, if the space on your C: drive is low then you should go in the NMM Settings (Gears icon), at the bottom of the General tab you can change the Temp folder path and set it somewhere else where there's enough space.

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BlazeStryker commented 3 years ago

I got it back, but your "answer" was harfle-farfle. I did choose the folder and the drive and it refused because of the size of C: drive, a drive that was neither the original nor the destination.

DuskDweller commented 3 years ago

As previously suggested, change the Temp folder.

BlazeStryker commented 2 years ago

As it turns out, the crash locked me into Safety Mode without letting me know, most changes were disallowed and any I did make were canceled at restart until I managed to make then restore a backup point which restored outside Safety Mode. Took me a good month to get the damage leftover from all that straightened out.