saving own routes before reinstalling trainz

[billhughes]

I had a problem with my PC which corrupted some of the Trainz TS12 content. The routes however seem OK. If I re-install TS12 how can I first find where my own created routes are saved at present (as there is no simple naming of routes or folders in TS12 apparently) and save them so that I can reuse them

 

[JCitron]

Bill,

Renaming folders doesn't work. You need to handle this within Content Manager if you can.

Start up Content Manager.

Search for your routes and sessions you want to keep. Right-click on them and choose export or save (I can't remember which!) to CDP. Put in the file name you want and your done.

The alternative is more tricky, but we'll come to that if we have to.

John

 

[llebrez]

The above answer is very valid and I do it all the time to back-up routes and sessions. However, if you want to save everything you have done, the easy and fool proof way is to open in explorer your TS12 folder, go to users and locate the local folder (Or do this with users folder). Copy it to a flash. Unplug the flash and re-install whatever you have to do: format drive, re-install Windows and re-install TS12. After all that, put the flash back and just copy the user or local folder to anywhere in the TS12 folder. Presto! You should have it in your CM "own content". Users-local folder have all your assets, routes and sessions inside, so moving it, moves everything in one shot.

 

[billhughes]

Thanks a lot folks. I appreciate the help and both methods. Thanks again
Bill

 

[JCitron]

The above answer is very valid and I do it all the time to back-up routes and sessions. However, if you want to save everything you have done, the easy and fool proof way is to open in explorer your TS12 folder, go to users and locate the local folder (Or do this with users folder). Copy it to a flash. Unplug the flash and re-install whatever you have to do: format drive, re-install Windows and re-install TS12. After all that, put the flash back and just copy the user or local folder to anywhere in the TS12 folder. Presto! You should have it in your CM "own content". Users-local folder have all your assets, routes and sessions inside, so moving it, moves everything in one shot.

I do this all the time myself and this method did cross my mind when I gave him the instructions, but with his data corruption, it was best to catch the route and the session and redownload any dependencies.

John