Userdata not showing in Wesnoth 1.4.7

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Starwolf1991
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Userdata not showing in Wesnoth 1.4.7

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Having just upgraded from 1.4.2, I was astounded to find that the userdata folder does not display in the main directory. It only appears if I look in the map editor. I even have hidden folder tracking on and it does not appear. It's a shame because I cant view the addons I collected. What do I do here?
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Re: Userdata not showing in Wesnoth 1.4.7

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How did you "upgrade"?
Which system are you using?

It's easier to help, if you give plenty of info.
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Re: Userdata not showing in Wesnoth 1.4.7

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I'm using 64-bit vista. I downloaded the windows version of 1.4.7 and installed it.

Out of curiousity, I tried installing it to my normal program files and then it appeared, but all the addons like extended era and stuff don't show.
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I don't know about 64-bit Vista support of the Windows binary, but the behaviour of the appearing folder seems to point to some writing rights permission problem, maybe.
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Re: Userdata not showing in Wesnoth 1.4.7

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In 32-bit Vista, the userdata folder only appears if you click "Show compatibility files" on the toolbar. Maybe you could navigate to the folder and see if there is such a button.
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Re: Userdata not showing in Wesnoth 1.4.7

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Me and many others often enought wrote:C:\Users\noob\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Wesnoth\userdata\
Me and many others often enought wrote:AppData is a hidden folder
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Re: Userdata not showing in Wesnoth 1.4.7

Post by TheMasterOfBattle »

After installing a new version of Wesnoth, it will not appear until you do something like change the preferences, download an add-on, or play a game.
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